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Post by Admin on Dec 10, 2013 0:44:35 GMT
Zimmerman, 30, who faces a felony aggravated assault charge as well as lesser charges stemming from the incident, is asking to have conditions of his bail modified so he can resume contact with Samantha Scheibe. According to court documents filed by Zimmerman's attorney Jayne Weintraub, Scheibe, 27, gave a sworn statement in which she wrote, "I do not want George Zimmerman charged." Scheibe's new affidavit taken Dec. 6 stated, "When I was being questioned by police I felt very intimidated...I believe that the police misinterpreted me and that I may have misspoken about certain facts in my statement to police." Scheibe wrote that Zimmerman "never pointed a gun at or toward my face in a threatening manner" and that "I want to be with George." Weintraub claims that Scheibe reached out to her and asked that the order barring contact between herself and Zimmerman be lifted. Scheibe originally told a 911 dispatcher that the incident began when the former neighborhood watch captain grew upset during an argument and brandished a weapon at her.
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Post by Admin on Dec 21, 2013 21:38:29 GMT
George Zimmerman earned a new title Saturday — professional artist — when eBay bidding ended on his six-figure oil painting. The winning bid: $100,099.99. It wasn't immediately known who bought Zimmerman's original oil painting showing part of an American flag washed in blue with the words "God," "one nation," and "with liberty and justice for all" printed in the flag stripes. According to eBay, the painting received 96 bids from 24 bidders. Bidding ended at 12:55 p.m. today. "Whoever wins within the Continental United States, will receive this painting delivered by me personally. Your friend," Zimmerman told his commenters on the eBay auction site. A frenzy followed soon after bidding started Monday, driving the offers to nearly $100,000 in a single day.
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Post by Admin on Jan 31, 2014 5:33:39 GMT
George Zimmerman has agreed to participate in a celebrity boxing match, ABC Action News has confirmed with the fight promoter. According to TMZ, which reported the news Thursday evening, an opponent has not been selected for the March 1 bout and Zimmerman plans to donate any earnings to charity. Damon Feldman, a celebrity boxing promoter, is organizing the fight. The Game will throw his hat in the ring to fight George Zimmerman in the upcoming celebrity boxing match. Game says, "I would not be boxing for me. I'd be boxing for the legacy of Trayvon Martin and for his family." The rapper, who has a tattoo of Trayvon on his leg, says, "I would box him to knock him out," adding, "I would definitely take pleasure in it. It's legal, and I want to show him you can solve your disputes without a weapon." George Zimmerman, who sold his first painting on eBay for a whopping $100,000, is at it again. And this time his subject is the woman who charged him with second-degree murder: Special Prosecutor Angela Corey. In a WESH 2 Exclusive interview, George Zimmerman's painting teacher discusses his latest piece.
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Post by Admin on Feb 24, 2015 22:26:37 GMT
Federal prosecutors won’t bring charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a black Florida teenager whose killing by a neighborhood watch volunteer three years ago sparked a national debate about race. Prosecutors concluded there wasn’t enough evidence of a civil-rights violation by George Zimmerman, who shot the 17-year-old during a confrontation on a street in Sanford, Florida, according to the Justice Department. Zimmerman, who was legally carrying a firearm at the time, was acquitted of second-degree murder in July of 2013. “A comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances here,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement from the department. Holder said the nation should confront the issues about race relations that Martin’s death brought to the surface “to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future.” President Barack Obama, whose election was celebrated as a repudiation of racial prejudice, asked the nation for a “soul searching” examination of race relations in the wake of Martin’s death. Part of that also involves relations between police officers and minority residents. As the U.S. announced its decision in the Martin case, Obama met at the White House with six law enforcement officers from across the U.S. “The death of Trayvon Martin was a devastating tragedy. It shook an entire community, drew the attention of millions across the nation, and sparked a painful but necessary dialogue throughout the country,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “Though a comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances here, this young man’s premature death necessitates that we continue the dialogue and be unafraid of confronting the issues and tensions his passing brought to the surface. We, as a nation, must take concrete steps to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future.”
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