We all remember the name, George Zimmerman, and I am sure that his name will drudge up a wealth of emotional response but I am here to talk about the happenings since the trial………
(Newser) – George Zimmerman hasn’t had much luck staying out of the spotlight since his acquittal. There was the gun factory visit, the heroic car-crash rescue, the speeding with a gun incident, and now another brush with police. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Florida police stopped a bearded Zimmerman in Lake Mary on Tuesday morning. He was clocked at 60mph in a 45mph zone, and was handed a $256 ticket (last time he was just given a warning). He apparently wasn’t penalized for not having his registration on him. The encounter was caught on the officer’s chest-mounted camera.
Again? I mean he did well when he got the PR for helping that accident victim….good press but he just could not let it go……..
(Newser) – George Zimmerman’s wife acknowledged last week that her marriage was in trouble. And now we know that Shellie Zimmerman wasn’t exaggerating: She has filed divorce papers, reports ABC News. Her lawyer confirms to AP that the six-year marriage is ending. Shellie, who still must serve 100 hours of community service for lying on the stand about their finances, had complained about “living like gypsies” after her husband’s release from jail.
All this and the civil suit that is coming his way….he just cannot catch a break….
And then recently he made the news again……
Despite calling 911 and saying her her soon-to-be-ex-husband George Zimmerman was threatening her with a gun today, Shellie Zimmerman has decided not to press charges. Police in Lake Mary, Florida, say she and her father—the owner of the house where the incident took place—have signed paperwork declining to press charges against George, the Orlando Sentinel reports. “They both have declined to press charges against George,” says the local police chief. “We have no victim, no crime.” Earlier, WKMG released about 5 minutes of the audio of Shellie’s 911 call. She tells the dispatcher: “He’s in his car, and he continually has his hand on his gun, and he keeps saying, ‘Step closer,’ and he’s just threatening all of us with the firearm.” “Step closer and what?” asks the dispatcher. “And he’s going to shoot us,” she replies. At another point in the recording, she can be heard warning her father to get back in the house, saying, “I don’t know if he’s going to start shooting at us or something.” (For the completists, ABC News has a full transcript of the call). Police previously said they could not find a gun at the scene, but a Lake Mary cop now says authorities have seized George’s firearm. However, “more than likely we’ll be giving it back,” he says, per the Sentinel reports.
After the debacle of the police showing up there is another story for the Zim Man……
The next phase of the George Zimmerman chronicles now hinges on a smashed iPad. Police investigating yesterday’s domestic disturbance between Zimmerman and estranged wife Shellie say her iPad has video of their confrontation that could determine whether he (or she) faces any charges, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The problem is that the device is smashed into several pieces, and Shellie accuses George of breaking it on purpose. Still, police think they’ll be able to retrieve enough to figure out what went on. It turns out that yesterday’s disturbance began over a disagreement over unspecified belongings at their home in Lake Mary, Fla., reports AP. Shellie has filed for divorce and moved out, but police say she returned with her father to collect some things. She has said she is not interested in pressing charges, but police will make the final call. George, meanwhile, told police that she pushed him during the incident.
I do not like posting gossip but this whole affair brings back memories of the OJ trial…….once OJ was acquitted the whole white race waited on the edge of their chairs for karma to catch up with him…..the same for the African-American community and Zimmerman…they were disappointed in the outcome of the trial and now they wait for karma to bite Zimmerman in the butt. Like I said….No different from the OJ trial and verdict!
Poor guy is turning into another Rodney King, or maybe he’ll be the next O J Simpson.
Hansi. it is exactly like OJ only in reverse……black people are clamoring like white people did when OJ walked….this accomplishing nothing but allowing haters a voice…