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BREAKING: George Zimmerman has been taken into custody after an altercation involving a gun.
LAKE MARY, Fla. -
George Zimmerman has been taken into custody in Central Florida on Monday after an incident involving a gun with another person.
Lake Mary police say they were called to a house on Sprucewood Road Monday afternoon after a report that Zimmerman was involved in an altercation with another person with a threat involved.
No other details were immediately available.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/george-zimmerman-taken-into-custody-after-incident-with-gun-police-say/-/1637132/21851424/-/tlxm3oz/-/index.html
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)just kidding. But this guy has been on a mission since his acquital to get into some kind of trouble. Bizarre to say the least.
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)he has felt "invincible" since the verdict and that that has made him even more reckless; she feared what would eventually happen because of it. This is not a surprise to me at all, in the least. In fact, I'd expected it even sooner.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)like this criminal knows he got away with cold blooded murder and is subconsiously trying to do things which will lead to his own incarceration or death?
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)on that linked article suggested just that possibility. There might very well be some truth to it, although there's no way to ever really know, of course. I do think he has a lot of issues, issues that led to Martin's murder and that lead to his continual flaunting of the law. He has a lot of anger and aggression and is also thin-skinned, which is a horrible combination. Then again, I do think he has sociopathic tendencies and those can only be hidden for so long.
TinkerTot55
(198 posts)What could go wrong?
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Oh wait.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)Dash87
(3,220 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)treestar
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Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)Poor Georgie just can't seem to stay out of trouble.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)trouble for himself.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)MinneapolisMatt
(1,550 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)CitizenLeft
(2,791 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)I thought I heard that somewhere...
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)....that can't help somone with existing personality issues, which I suspect he had prior to Trayvon Martin murder. Likley there are lot of people that have let him know that regardless of the verdict, he killed and unarmed innocent child...and one day he will have his comeuppance.
AZ Mike
(468 posts)eom
malaise
(269,103 posts)This is happening faster than I thought possible.
Hey prosecutors and defenders of SYG - fuck all of you!!
There will be justice for Trayvon Martin.
Blue Owl
(50,448 posts)Especially his douchebaggery...
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Just another issue they were wrong about.
Blue Owl
(50,448 posts)n/t
meow2u3
(24,766 posts)Just a tiny correction.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)She's lucky he didn't kill her.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Invincible George might not like getting divorced.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)George Zimmerman was taken into custody Monday after police said he threatened his wife and her father with a gun, CNN and The Associated Press reported.
http://m.wesh.com/national-news/police-george-zimmerman-in-custody-after-altercation/-/16025184/21851818/-/qyfaaiz/-/index.html
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)When a battered woman finally leaves and files for divorce is the most dangerous time for her. It can and does turn deadly in a hurry.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)now that she is out from under a felony charge.
TBF
(32,080 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)The jury made a grave error.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)a larger home thanks to his being hired to shill for CNN as their new "legal analyst", which made me physically ill when I saw it. I've been disgusted with CNN before, but this takes the cake, and a huge one at that. Unbelievable.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)I read a book about Richard "Race Horse" Haynes who is one of the most famous defense lawyers in the nation. He successfully defended, multimillionaire Cullen Davis who was very likely guilty of murder . He was on his boat when he learned that Cullen Davis was arrested again for murder. Haynes said "I get to get a bigger boat."
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)He devised a successful strategy (made Zimmy do a public interview to use at trial without exposing him to a cross examination of his story...that was clever) and found the holes in the case and effectively plugged them with help from the incompetent and sympathetic police department and an ineffective prosecution.
Successful lawyers deserve recognition in spite of the fact that their job sometimes is to make sure that even the worst among us gets the best defense possible.
Hope George Zimmerman will eventually meet Karma.
Ohio Joe
(21,761 posts)Soylent Brice
(8,308 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)Asshole gets the go-ahead to solve every problem with violence. Employs violence again.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)but yeah, I see what you did there
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)I should clarify
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)No sarcasm needed.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)Justifiable, of course, under those circumstances.
Skittles and Arizona Iced Tea may have been involved in the incident further bolstering the case that George Zimmerman is the real victim here.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Where is his family? He looks lonely under that tree.
I can't stand his freaking brother, either.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)maddezmom
(135,060 posts)Before he kills again.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)maddezmom
(135,060 posts)However, ABC reported that his wife's attorney made a statement that he pulled a knife on her then a gun.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)injuries..but evidently there was at least one. Time will tell, I guess.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)But if I were Sherry I'd slap a restraining order on his fat ass ASAP.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)as their new "legal analyst" and shilled shamelessly for Zimmerman all throughout the whole controversy and the trial. And that's not even getting into the fact that they often gave false/incorrect reports with erroneous facts before they even had all of the facts and before they ever did any in-depth verifying. I refuse to watch anything with O'Mara in it. Intellectually, as a former paralegal and as the wife of an attorney, I know that he was doing his job and did it well and that everyone deserves that kind of defense when on trial. Emotionally, however, it's a whole other story and he disgusts me to no end, especially his treatment of Trayvon's family and friends and his shameless racial fear-mongering. So I don't trust any "news" entity that hires him as an analyst.
Come to think of it, they do that a lot nowadays with a lot of other news, also. I wouldn't believe anything they reported on this newest incident anymore than I would believe Fox. And I used to be a huge fan of CNN while Turner still had control of it, before he sold out to Big Commercial Time Warner and it began its downward spiral.
I still remember when CNN finally and completely jumped the shark for me. It was in the spring of 2005, during the whole hyped-up "runaway bride" bullshit. There was a white woman who'd gone "missing" the week before her wedding, which, of course, made for a great "story" for the networks. As the week went on, the evidence began to make it more and more obvious that she hadn't been kidnapped or suffered any other such "foul play", but had actually taken off in order to avoid her wedding. She'd cut and dyed her hair, changed other aspects of her looks, taken out money and then boarded a bus and ridden several hundred miles away. She finally called her family and fiance and "confessed" the night before the wedding, a Friday night. That Saturday, Iraq erupted in flames as there were several coordinated attacks on Americans and American military outposts, as well as many civilians, all throughout the day.
But you certainly wouldn't have known that from watching CNN, however. Oh, no, they had far more important things to cover. Like spending all day showing the family home where the wedding and reception was supposed to take place and what was happening (never mind that it was known by then what had happened with her and she was on her way home) and then sending a reporter to accompany Jennifer Runaway Bride (can't remember the bitch's last name anymore) on her plane ride home and covering the "reunion" with family and fiance. It had NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING on Iraq whatsoever, NOTHING. Or any other news, for that matter. It was all the "runaway bride" horseshit that had nothing to do with anything and was of no importance whatsoever. THAT was when I'd finally had enough of them, and they've proved themselves worthless ever since. Certainly their fact-checking leaves much to be desired.
And the tool Wolf Blitzer puts the icing on the cake. I remember during Katrina, when he was interviewing some Army Corps of Engineering people about the breakdown of the levees and they were discussing how maintenance had been underfunded for the past few years. He flat out asked "so, who's to blame for this, then, Clinton"? No kidding. Couldn't have been more obvious.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)Ganja Ninja
(15,953 posts)He's headed for the big house and it's only a question of when and whether he'll kill again on his way there.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)At the least he should be monitored with an ankle bracelet and not allowed firearms access at all.
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)with dangerous weed smokers, guess he'll have to be set loose.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)graywarrior
(59,440 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)family:
Tony Pipitone ?@TonyPipitone 14m
#georgezimmerman in custody after incident involving gun and his estranged wife's family, Local 6 has learned.
From reporter for WKMG-TV central Florida.
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)Hudson said the investigation is in its early stages, and it was unclear whether Zimmerman or anyone would be arrested. No significant injuries were suffered in the incident, Hudson said.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-in-custody-gun-20130909,0,4880482.story
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Police told the Sentinel they are investigating a possible domestic battery at a home on Sprucewood Road. Police said Zimmerman has not been arrested yet.
The Associated Press reported police told them Zimmermans wife Shellie called police and said George had threatened her and her dad with a gun.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/09/09/report-george-zimmerman-in-custody-over-domestic-incident/
warrior1
(12,325 posts)showing a guy under tree branches with cop, not handcuffed. Maybe killer gz
redgreenandblue
(2,088 posts)avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)I thought so during the trail, and today's news is just a confirmation of that to me.
The guy needs to solve all of his problem through violence and guns.
JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)He's a deadly shot at any distance between zero and one inch.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)Pathetic asshole.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Between this and Syria
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Isn't his lawyer now working for CNN? Or will he fly on down to Florida now.
ileus
(15,396 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)when a person thinks of a gun as a way to get even, not a way of self defense in time of need.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)He's screaming to go to prison. He can't help himself.
OverBurn
(955 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)demwing
(16,916 posts)I want to make an exception for Zimmerman, but I can't.
Vashta Nerada
(3,922 posts)SHOCKED!!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)NutmegYankee
(16,200 posts)Now who couldn't have guessed that was going to happen?
get the red out
(13,468 posts)This man has a major anger problem, among numerous others.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)intimidate.
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)become a national hero i am glad he is exactly where he belongs, and that he didn't kill again.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)Little Star
(17,055 posts)duffyduff
(3,251 posts)He had witnesses to his killing two people and wounding his ex-wife and was later actually caught on video trying to hire a hit man to kill other people, yet he was acquitted for everything he did.
DFW
(54,415 posts)I thought the laws of Florida encouraged people to go around armed to the teeth.
What did he do, try to force a vegetarian to eat steak at gunpoint live on statewide TV? After all, he already killed an unarmed kid and got away with it. If THAT'S alright in Florida, it must be some kind of big deal if what he did is not alright.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)I'm shocked.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)NM_Birder
(1,591 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,188 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,188 posts)Did you feel the same way about the underlying criminal trial?
I'm just asking because there are some, even on DU, who swore up and down that the case was nothing more than a "local story" with no applicable discussion of any national issues.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)I don't know about "some" who thought this was only a "local story." There is plenty enough shooting stuff which has been posted by bulk rate, as recently as last Thursday, which are plenty local, and plenty repetitive. And of course if a "local" story is posted here which shows the advantages of armed self-defense, then they might somehow violate TOS.
As for the trial, I didn't see the big-time significance attributed to it, but it became national so there it is. It was a self-defense plea by an idiot who violated the first rule of concealed-carry: avoid confrontation. Zimmerman didn't. It's not a crime, but he precipitated the results, whether he meant to or not, whether he was guilty of anything or not.
Discuss all you want, lobby, write letters, post ever-more threads. What are you looking for in all this, Tommy? Jeez, we are about to go to war, have a teetering economy, and a government which seems ever-more frightened of and oppressive toward its citizens. I should think these are of greater priority. In my opinion.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)George Zimmerman, the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer acquitted of murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is under investigation this afternoon after his wife told police that hed threatened her family, police confirmed.
Police are investigating a possible domestic battery involving Zimmerman on Sprucewood Road, Lake Mary police Officer Zach Hudson said this afternoon.
About 3:40 p.m., Hudson said that Zimmerman was no longer detained and was not in custody. The police spokesman said Zimmerman has been cooperating with police.
According to Lake Mary police Chief Steve Bracknell, Zimmermans wife Shellie Zimmerman called police and said that her husband had made threats to her family with his hand on his gun.
She also alleged that George Zimmerman had battered her father, David Dean, Bracknell said.
The police chief said about 3:30 p.m. Shellie Zimmerman and her father were consulting with their attorney to decide whether to give a sworn statement or press charges.
Hudson said the investigation is in its early stages, and it was unclear whether Zimmerman or anyone would be arrested. No significant injuries were suffered in the incident, Hudson said.
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/09/joy-in-mudville-another-zimmerman-incident/
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)George Zimmerman's wife not planning to press charges in domestic dispute
ORLANDO
UPDATE: The estranged wife of George Zimmerman is not planning to press charges after police were called to a domestic dispute in central Florida on Monday, said Lake Mary police chief Steve Bracknell.
Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted of murder in the shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012, was being questioned on Monday by police after his wife called 911 saying he threatened her and her father with a gun, police said.
No one had been arrested and police officers were at the scene at a house belonging to Shellie Zimmerman's father, police added.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-george-zimmerman-police-custody-20130909,0,3625334.story
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)I think the wife wanted no part of his debts. Nor blame for his actions.
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)Florida law, he cannot be sued civilly by Martin's family since he was acquitted at the criminal trial. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, however. It HAS been known to happen before, lol.
gordianot
(15,242 posts)polichick
(37,152 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)This asshole is ANOTHER tragedy waiting to happen
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)need to go into hiding. He is going to kill her and them. That 911 call is terrifying.
He struck her father, struggled with her and threatened to shoot them.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)her father want to press charges. Talk bout stupidity!
Stupid is as stupid does.
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)to do so and just want to get him out of their lives asap. I agree they should press charges, but visceral fear is a pretty strong thing that can override a lot of common sense. She sounded absolutely terrified on the 911 call, and you could hear Zimmie yelling in the background as she screamed at her father to get back inside the house.
What the fuck IS is with this motherfucker that he seems to get away with everything? Did he sell his soul to the devil or something?
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)In this case, for instance, while his wife was the victim, the crime was committed against the State, and thus only the State has the authority to press charges or not. I guess Florida is just weird that way.
She couldn't be forced to testify against him, but she could be forced to testify about the 911 call. Her father had physical marks and has no immunity whatsoever.
I imagine the local state's attorney thought the media frenzy would e a clusterfuck of epic proportions and just hopes the thing goes away, although it would be lovely if Zimmerman lost his gun privileges.
complain jane
(4,302 posts)we know who the next Rolling Stone cover will be.
complain jane
(4,302 posts)That too.
complain jane
(4,302 posts)it's another bullshit scam that his wife and he are pulling off together. They lied about money that was donated to Zimmerman, maybe they're trying to make it look like he's this beaten down guy with his wife leaving him and and throw in a little gun action so the righties will beat a bath to his bank account to support him and make excuses for his psycho behavior. Then they "reconcile" and clean up and leave the country.
It's completely asinine but hey stranger things have happened. And I'm totally cynical so...
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,188 posts).....the guy who's
a) been arrested for batter on a police officer
b) had a former girlfriend file a restraining order against him
c) had a record of bullying co-workers
d) called police on a 17 year old who was doing nothing more than walking through the neighborhood, called said 17 year old a "fucking punk" and an "asshole who always gets away", got out of his car armed with a gun to chase the 17 year old, somehow manages to get in a physical confrontation with the 17 year old, and shoots the 17 year old dead
is a bit hot on the handle and has a propensity towards aggressive behavior. No need to concoct wild stories about that.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Ain't that special....?????
At least they took his damn gun.
I'll bet he's got others, though....
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)Also, heard on the 911 call there was a witness. Who knows what the hell happened.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)There were two voices -- prism ably Shelly Zimmerman and her dad -- that both sounded surprised that she was there.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)It may have been a police woman because the cops pulled up with their weapons drawn. but also read on a blog somewhere that Zimmerman may have been seeing onto her woman so maybe it was her.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts).
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)That'll stop this nonsense. Guaranteed.
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)and why shouldn't he? Three days ago:
I have a selfish husband. And I think George is all about George. I think Im realizing that I have been married to a person for almost seven years, and I dont think that I ever really knew him at all.
{Shellie} says she believes the not guilty verdict has left her husband feeling "invincible" and since then has been "making some reckless decisions."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmermans-wife-selfish-feels-invincable/story?id=20174763
ecstatic
(32,718 posts)weren't allowed to know his true character (or maybe they just didn't give a damn?). Were it not for the trial, I'm certain Shellie and her dad would be dead right now.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)padded or iron-barred, I'm not particular which.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)belongs. I take comfort in the fact that he and his wife are also grifters and there is the possibility he will go away for some type of fraud before he shoots someone else.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)Some good points there.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)Triana
(22,666 posts)Report: George Zimmerman Allegedly Threatened Family Members With A Gun
Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman is under police investigation for a possible domestic battery following a fight with his wife and her family on Monday afternoon. According to news channel WKMG Local 6, police are trying to determine what exactly happened but they report a gun was present. The Associated Press reports that Zimmerman allegedly violently threatened his estranged wife, Shellie, and her father first with a knife, punched the father-in-law in the nose, and pulled out his gun at her parents house in Lake Mary, Central Florida, just days after Shellie filed for divorce.
Although police have released Zimmerman, they did take away his gun.
In her 911 call, Shellie said, He continuously has his hand on his gun and he keeps saying get closer. On the call she also said, Dad get inside the house George might start shooting at us and Im really really afraid. I dont know what hes capable of. Listen to the full audio:
https://soundcloud.com/producermatthew/9-1-1-call-george-zimmermans
MORE:
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/09/09/2592521/report-george-zimmerman-taken-custody-altercation-involving-gun/
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)"There was an altercation and one party put their hands on another party," Hudson added. "We're still trying to figure out who touched whom."
Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara blamed the incident on "fallout" from the Martin case, as well as heightened emotions over the impending divorce. "No one is filing charges against anybody," he said, adding that he had heard the 911 call. "Emotions are running very high," he added.
O'Mara confirmed Zimmerman had his gun on him. "He was armed ... He put his hand (on the gun) to make sure it was holstered," he said. "He knows how to carry responsibly."
Police initially took away Zimmerman's gun, but O'Mara said it was later returned to his client.
Shellie Zimmerman's lawyer was also at the scene but did not return calls seeking comment.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/09/us-usa-florida-zimmerman-idUSBRE9880XN20130909
Triana
(22,666 posts)...I guess this loon is going to just be allowed to run wild with whatever firearms he pleases until he kills someone else.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)For 24 hours or something just for a cooling off period, but I guess because he wasn't charged everything is A okay.
Triana
(22,666 posts)Leaving this loon to his own devices is just ASKING for that.