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Prosecutors Face Uphill Battle To Convict Zimmerman On Murder Charge
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors face steep hurdles to win a second-degree murder conviction against neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon...
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George Zimmerman Makes First Court Appearance On Murder Charge
SANFORD, Fla. (CBS Tampa/AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman made his first court appearance Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, as a...
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Attorney: Zimmerman Apology To Martin’s Family Was Ill-Timed
ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS Tampa/AP) — The attorney for George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen, now says Zimmerman wouldn’t have apologized...
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CBS News: Sanford Police Chief Resigning
SANFORD, Fla. (CBS Tampa/AP) — Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee is resigning, CBS News reports. Lee temporarily stepped down from his position March 22 after the criticism he received for the handling of...
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Sanford City Commission Refuses To Accept Police Chief’s Resignation
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — While George Zimmerman is free on bail, the police chief criticized for not charging him after Trayvon Martin’s slaying remains under scrutiny, as city commissioners want to wait...
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Zimmerman Raises More Than $200G On Fundraising Website
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Calling it an “oversight,” George Zimmerman’s attorney said Friday the neighborhood watch volunteer did not disclose that a website had raised more than $200,000 for his defense,...
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Zimmerman: Sanford Police Covered Up Beating Of Black Homeless Man By White...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman accused the Sanford police department of corruption more than a year before he shot Trayvon Martin, saying at a public forum the agency covered up the beating of a...
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Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin Reached For My Gun
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman re-enacted the fight he had with Trayvon Martin in police video released Thursday, giving his most detailed account yet of what led...
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Zimmerman’s Dad: Son Yelling For Help On 911 Tape
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin will have to remain in jail while he waits for a judge to decide if he whether to grant bond. Circuit Judge Kenneth...
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George Zimmerman Leaves Jail After Posting $1 Million Bond
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman was released from jail Friday for a second time while he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin....
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George Zimmerman Staying In Safe House Following Release
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin is in a safe house that is being protected by his security team. George Zimmerman was released Friday...
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Woman Claims George Zimmerman Molested Her When She Was 6
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman claims ex-neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman molested her when she was a child. The unidentified woman told investigators in an interview...
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Lawyer: Relative’s Claims Zimmerman Molested Her ‘Irrelevant Statement’
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A relative of George Zimmerman claims she was molested by him when they were both children, the latest allegation in the case against the former neighborhood watch...
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George Zimmerman Seeking ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing
MIAMI (AP) — George Zimmerman will seek to have second-degree murder charges dismissed under Florida’s “stand your ground” law in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his attorney said...
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Zimmerman Attorney: ‘Facts Don’t Seem To Support A Stand Your Ground Defense’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for the former neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin said Monday he believes that the facts that will be argued in the case...
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Pet Monkey Terrorizes Neighborhood For Hours After Escaping From Cage
SANFORD, Fla. (CBS Tampa) — A pet monkey terrorized a Sanford neighborhood Sunday afternoon, biting at least two people. According to multiple reports, the 4-year-old pigtail macaque named Zeke escaped...
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Trayvon Martin Death Is Florida’s Story Of The Year
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin’s shooting death was just a blip on the local television news when it was first reported on a soggy night in late February. But the questions the 17-year-old’s death...
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Zimmerman Mom: Media Has Turned My Son Into ‘Mythological Monster’
ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS Tampa/AP) — The mother of George Zimmerman slams the media in a public letter on the one-year anniversary of his arrest. Gladys Zimmerman says the media has turned her son into a...
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Potential Zimmerman Juror: ‘I Wasn’t Agreeing With The Racial Connotation’
SANFORD, Florida (AP) — During two days of questioning, prosecutors and George Zimmerman’s attorneys were unable to find potential jurors who hadn’t heard something about the fatal shooting of...
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More Than Two-Thirds Of Potential Jury Pool For Zimmerman Trial Are White
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Tuesday inched toward their goal of finding a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go through a second round of questioning about issues...
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