Sandford, Florida police chief Bill Lee stepped down temporarily on March 22 amid allegations that he didn’t handle the Trayvon Martin case fairly by not arresting George Zimmerman following the shooting on February 26. The state’s commissioner voted 3-2 to reject Lee’s resignation. According to the Associated Press, “the majority blamed the uproar surrounding Martin’s death […]
Around midnight on Sunday, George Zimmerman was released from a Florida county jail on $150,000 bail. Zimmerman is now out on bond as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Sources say George Zimmerman walked out wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans and carrying a paper bag and drove away […]
We reported earlier this morning that George Zimmerman was headed into the court room for today’s previously scheduled bond hearing and now here’s the latest on whether or not Zimmerman will make bail. Zimmerman has taken the stand at the hearing before a Florida judge who has officially set his bond at $150,000. Zimmerman also […]
After a four hour bail hearing, a Florida judge has granted George Zimmerman $150,000 bail! Zimmerman, who is charged with the second degree murder of…
George Zimmerman, a self-appointed Neighborhood Watchman will appear in a Sanford, Florida court today for a bond hearing. Zimmerman who fatally shot 17 year old Trayvon Martin may soon be released from jail. A judge will decide today whether to release George Zimmerman on bond before his trial for second degree murder. Circuit Court Judge Kenneth […]
Courtesy of: WCHBNewsDetroit.com From U.S. News– Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton told the TODAY show Thursday that she believes her son’s fatal shooting by George Zimmerman was an accident. “I believe it was an accident, I believe that it just got out of control and he couldn’t turn the clock back,” she said. “I would […]
Forty-seven days after Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the Orlando, Florida suburb of Sanford, Zimmerman made his first court appearance Thursday. Zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder in the 17-year-old’s death. Seminole County Judge Mark Herr set Zimmerman’s arraignment for May 29. Zimmerman will be […]
Courtesy of: WCHBNewsDetroit.com George Zimmerman mugshot photo was released late Wednesday after Florida special prosecutor announced that George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Shortly before the announcement George Zimmerman turned himself over to the authorities at the county jail in Sanford, Florida. According to the AP, He […]
George Zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder in the killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. The announcement was made by Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey in a press conference today. The charge carries a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. Zimmerman has turned himself in to law enforcement and is currently […]
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, parents of slain teen Trayvon Martin, speak after Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey announced a second degree murder charge against George Zimmerman. “We wanted nothing more and nothing less … than an arrest… Thank you lord, thank you Jesus.” –Sybrina Fulton “This is just the beginning, we have a long […]
George Zimmerman has turned himself in, his lawyer says. He will be charged, says a senior law enforcement source familiar with the Trayvon Martin death probe. CNN just reported George Zimmerman surrendered to authorities and is currently in custody in Florida. He’s also obtained a new attorney. Stay tuned… Share your thoughts on the live […]
Updated at 2:43 p.m. ET: The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case will announce criminal charges against George Zimmerman about 6 p.m. ET Wednesday, a law enforcement official told NBC News. George Zimmerman’s Lawyers Quit The nature of the charges weren’t immediately known, the official told NBC News Justice Department correspondent Pete Williams, speaking […]
