Florida man found guilty of attempting to murder George Zimmerman: report

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters

16 SEP 2016 AT 20:14 ET

A Florida man was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder for shooting at George Zimmerman during a roadside confrontation with the ex-neighborhood watch captain widely known for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, local media reported.

Matthew Apperson, 37, who according to prosecutors has a history of mental illness, was convicted in a jury trial in the Orlando suburb of Sanford, Florida, according to accounts by the Orlando Sentinel newspaper and 24-hour Orlando television news channel News 13.

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Police asserted in their arrest affidavit for Apperson that he seemed to have a fixation on Zimmerman, who claimed to have acted in self-defense when he shot Martin, a high school student walking through the community after stopping at a convenience store. Police initially declined to arrest Zimmerman, citing Florida’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” law.

Apperson’s lawyer in turn questioned Zimmerman on the witness stand, getting Zimmerman to acknowledge that he had sold the gun used to shoot Martin for $250,000 and considers Black Lives Matter activists to be “terrorists,” according to the Orlando Sentinel.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/florida-man-found-guilty-of-attempting-to-murder-george-zimmerman-report/

[uppityperson]

1. Huh. Eom

[keithbvadu2]

2. He should have used 'stand your ground' defense.

Zimmerman is known to be aggressive.

[Ilsa]

3. That's too bad.

If he had been able to kill him, he probably could have said anything to get away with it.

[onehandle]

4. Gun culture hero wins again!

The Small Penis Society had a good day between this and Trump assigning them the task of gunning down a woman.

[jmowreader]

5. Mr. Apperson, the court has evaluated the findings of fact in this case

We find that you willfully and with malice fired at George Zimmerman and missed.

The court finds it completely reprehensible and despicable that you missed, and sentences you to 500 hours on a pistol range of your choice.

[Thor_MN]

6. Florida man punished for failing to murder Zimmerman

Zimmerman, having successfully murdered Martin, still free.

[niyad]

7. sooo, a man with a history of mental illness is convicted of attempted murder, and

an actual murderer is still free.

[Blue_Tires]

8. Since they were going to convict him anyway

They might as well have let him succeed...

Great job, Florida...

[bluestateguy]

9. Iiiiii think I'll just keep my mouth shut here

nt