Zimmerman Charged With Aggravated Assault After Allegedly Pointing Gun At Girlfriend

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

CAITLIN MACNEAL – NOVEMBER 18, 2013, 5:36 PM EST

George Zimmerman was charged Monday with aggravated assault with a weapon, battery and criminal mischief after his girlfriend claimed he pointed a long-barreled shotgun at her inside their residence, Florida police told reporters during a press conference Monday.

After police responded to her 911 call, Zimmerman had pushed his girlfriend out of the home in Apopka, and had barricaded himself inside. A table was broken inside the residence, and Zimmerman was not holding a weapon at the time. Police said there were at least two weapons inside the home.

Zimmerman's girlfriend did not sustain any injuries.

The aggravated assault charge is a felony, and the other two charges are misdemeanors. Police did not charge Zimmerman after an altercation with his estranged ex-wife in August.

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Here's George Zimmerman's Latest Mugshot (PHOTO)

TOM KLUDT – NOVEMBER 18, 2013, 2:55 PM EST

The sheriff's office in Seminole County, Fla. released George Zimmerman's booking photo on Monday after he was arrested for an alleged domestic dispute with his girlfriend.

Zimmerman, who was acquitted earlier this year in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, will not be charged for a separate domestic dispute in September involving his estranged wife.

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[blue neen]

1. This is not surprising.

Zimmerman got away with murder before. Apparently, he thinks that will always be the case.

[CherokeeDem]

2. Unbelievable...

there is no remorse in that face... just total detachment.

Hopefully this will keep him off the streets before he does more damage...

[Codeine]

3. Rage-aholic.

I've known some men like this before -- a few women as well. So much uncontrollable anger boiling beneath the surface.

[Trajan]

10. I was married to a Rageaholic ...

We later discovered she was Bipolar ....

Yeah ... it made perfect sense ....

[Katashi_itto]

55. Ok, thats a nice sig

[olddad56]

4. Maybe he was just 'standing his ground', in which case, the girlfriend is lucky to be alive.

[heaven05]

5. he'll get off. the 'authorities'

love him.

[RBInMaine]

22. Look, they arrested his ass today, and before they prosecuted him in a tough case. This time

he hopefully goes down. But let's not get into this blame game.

[heaven05]

39. what blame game?????

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zimpig got away with murder, assault and battery, speeding(intexas) with a loaded gun in his car. What blame game??? The authorities love this POS. No blame game!!!!! FACT!!! geez

[valerief]

52. Wow, goodbye forever. nt

[JustAnotherGen]

29. Amen heaven05

Past behavior is a strong indicator of future behavior. They've shown us how it's done with Mr Too Wet to Step On And Too Low to Kick.

[Tx4obama]

6. The Girlfriend's 911 call AND George Zimmerman's 911 call - links to both AUDIO

AUDIO of Girlfriend's 911 call here: http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/assets/mov/Zimmerman%20arrest%20Nov%202013%20911%20call%201-MP3%20for%20TMZ.mp3

AUDIO of Zimmerman's 911 call here: http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_jycoxebp/

Article here: http://www.tmz.com/2013/11/18/george-zimmerman-arrested-domestic-violence/

p.s. Zimmerman says on the call that the girlfriend IS pregnant.

[Voice for Peace]

9. wow, he really did that.

He must have been thinking fast.

[RBInMaine]

20. She broke her own table? Total fucking LIAR again. Total LIAR. All he does is LIE.

[Ash_F]

21. Those 911 operators do good work.

She may have saved that woman's life by calming her down and getting her away from the house.

[Bjorn Against]

28. Wow, Zimmerman's call is pathetic

He says the police were already there but he still had to call the 911 emergency line to let them know "what really happened". He then goes on a rant about his relationship problems to the 911 operator as if that were the proper forum for relationship counseling. What a moron.

[riverwalker]

30. 911 asks GZ

"if the police are there...why are you calling me?"

[Tx4obama]

32. It is soooooooooo obvious that he called so that...

... so that he will use a copy of the 911 call in court instead of taking the witness stand.

Just like he used the 911 tape and the staged video to tell his side of the story in the Trayvon Martin trial without talking the stand.

I think folks are going to see right through his BS this time

[arcane1]

36. That's a good point. He does have court experience, after all.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Eternal Hero to the Gungeon Masses

A demented asshole who points his weapon at his pregnant girlfriend, and and stalks and shoots young black men dead in the street. He's a perfect match for gunner shitheads everywhere.

[underpants]

8. He has a girlfriend?

[DeSwiss]

12. {Clears throat} Ecchhmmmmm.....

MORE

[underpants]

42. Wow

As I posted below fame works

[RBInMaine]

23. Sorry, but why would ANYONE want to get involved with this whackjob?

[underpants]

41. He's famous

That tends to be enough

[calimary]

63. And the poor unfortunate woman might also believe that SHE ALONE can tame him,

or reach him, or help him, or fix him. Many women fall into that - the whole "well, he hasn't met ME yet." And that, as we know, RARELY works in real life, outside of the bodice-ripper soft-porn novels.

[Historic NY]

11. If only a good guy with a gun pointed one back and used it....

this guy is going to kill again, he has been embolden.

[Ahpook]

13. He's The Man

[yurbud]

14. maybe if she's white he'll actually go to prison

[Ash_F]

15. Just because the racist DA's, judge and jurors wanted to make a point...

Just because they wanted to lord their power over Black poeple and proclaim "WE are still in charge!", they let him go.

And now he continues to terrorize people as a free man.

I hope their political statement was worth it.

[RBInMaine]

17. WTF !? You're WRONG. They prosecuted this asshole. The jury had enough to convict on manslaughter.

They wanted to convict this asshole and tried to. Half the jury said no and convinced the others to go along. It was a tough case.

Those prosecutors tried hard to convict him. Hopefully this time his ass will go down.

[Ash_F]

18. The Republican DA did not even try to bring a case until there was national outcry

The Republican nominated judge could have stricken several violations of legal procedure by the defense, such as the animation, and the badgering of the witness.

It was a tough case because it was a crime against a Black person in a Republican area.

[JustAnotherGen]

54. This

Law Enforcement to include the DA's office are a bunch of dirty birdies. Let's not pretend any of them actually cared about the victim - the victim being Trayvon.

[Ash_F]

59. Oh I think they cared a lot.

They cared to make a statement of White domination of this country. Too bad politics got in the way of justice for that young man.

[noiretextatique]

61. +1000 that idiot DA was grinning like a chesire cat at the presser, after LOSING the case

basking in her 15 minutes, without a care about Trayvon Martin or his family

[Ash_F]

62. I was talking about the original DA who declined to charge. But yeah...

I guess his replacement wasn't too enthused about finding justice for the victim either.

[RBInMaine]

16. This is one DANGEROUS S.O.B. This guy is a GUN NUT COP WANNABE and a damn loose cannon.

I said before on this forum that this guy is a cop wannabe, and he is also a gun nut, and it is a LETHAL combination. He is also on a protracted power trip.

What happened with Trayvon? He profiled and pursued the kid with gun drawn in the dark. He accosted him and stopped him wanting to detain him so he could look like a hero to the cops and his neighbors. An argument ensued. It was very dark. Trayvon could not see the gun. Trayvon went from flight to fight mode and stood HIS ground. The argument escalated into a physical confrontation. Trayvon
was getting the better of the asshole. The asshole Zimmerman, who already had the gun out, raised it and fired while Trayvon was over him. The bastard should have gone down for manslaughter because he started the whole thing, and it was Trayvon defending HIMself. This twisted-thinking loose cannon of an egomaniac is going to kill someone
else unless he is put away. I hope they good case with this and are able to lock his ass up for good long while.

[heaven05]

40. Wow, you were in the bushes

watching!!!!???? Why didn't you help the poor unarmed black kid???? You were right there. Wow. I'm astounded you didn't help Trayvon.

[madokie]

19. Needs to be in a gated community

for a long time too.

[blkmusclmachine]

24. Of course.

[hollowdweller]

25. He felt threatened

[gopiscrap]

26. what a fucking douchebag

[LongTomH]

27. WHY was he not charged in the September incident, and......

.......is there still a possibility that charges could be filed?

[bravenak]

31. She was acting suspiciously.

You know how he gets when people mind their own business acting crazy. Maybe he thought she was on drugs and hopped up on skittles and iced tea. She also had a cell phone. These things have caused him trouble before; when he had to take out a dangerous thug on a rainy evening. Only his keen intellect could process the dangers unfolding before him, giving him the wherewithal to stand his ground before this dangerous phone wielding thug of a woman. This time she was lucky, he almost had to take her out.

[JustAnotherGen]

34. I love when you post!

[bravenak]

35. Right on brah!

[DonCoquixote]

33. The Gungeon's good guy

gets his day to shine. I would want Tray martin in my neighborhood any day of the week over this clown.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

45. Broad brush much?

[DonCoquixote]

57. not much

until dozens and dozens of gungeoneers broadbushed those of us who were against Zimmerman, who were commenting more on racism than the precious pistols, were all put on blast. Nice try.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

58. Well...

"not much until..." = "Yes"

Good to know.

BTW, while I am in favor of the RKBA I'm not a Zimmerman fan, sympathizer... IMHO, he was very wrong in doing what he did. I've not studied the case in enough detail to understand how he avoided conviction. If the trial and verdict were congruent with the existing laws, then this case points to a gap or flaw in the existing laws.

[truthisfreedom]

37. How can he have any depth perception with his eyes so close together?

Just sayin'.

[aznativ]

38. I wouldnt get all amped up about this

After having been a cop for 20 years, I can tell you that about 80% of what is said on 911 is a lie/half truth/embellishment etc.

Everyone who calls wants to appear in a better light than the other half of the problem no matter who the suspect is. There are always two sides to every story and everyone always insists they are telling the truth. Any woman who wants to have a relationship with Zimmerman has definitely got issues so odds are this isn't one sided.

I don't know all the facts in this, but just because a police officer has probable cause to make an arrest, doesn't mean there will be a conviction as we have already learned.

I have been attacked while arresting the bad husband/boyfriend by the "victim" enough times to just take all this with a grain of salt as the other half can be crazy too. I have seen women go nuts and stab, shoot and beat their BF / hubby with a bat. One of the last calls like this I went on was some lady walked up to her hubby in the street and took him out with a shotgun in front of the neighbors and they were not even actively fighting- she was just a bitch and all the neighbors said so. She is in prison btw.

This shit happens all day long in this country and all we are worried about is this guy and his likely mentally imbalanced girlfriend. I mean who would even associate with this guy with his known past? Convicted or not, he is a wierdo for sure and I bet she is too.

Unfortunately domestic violence not only involves people with issues, mental problems and such, but many innocent women, children and men as victims. I do have to say though, I hated those calls the most because you never knew who was really telling the truth unless they flat out confess which happens quite a bit. Just a mess and sometimes going into a house and seeing the absolute disaster some peoples lives are with their kids sitting on the couch wailing....makes me sick.

After is all said and done- we the cops no matter how we handle it are just a bunch of assholes...even the victims call us that as we haul off the abuser in handcuffs. They stand there in front of their kids with the steak over their eye telling their crying kids what a bunch of assholes the cops are for arresting dad...........nevermind she is the one who called. Dont know how I survived 20 yrs of that without going nuts. Good thing I just dealt with street crime for the most part.

My bet is this is mutual to some degree. I think we need to worry about more important stuff- Zimmerman will take care of himself and perhaps this is it for him. Ha we can only hope.

[heaven05]

44. this, I DO believe

[leftynyc]

46. Question

Will they make him give up his guns until the trial?

[aznativ]

48. Whatever was in the house

that the cops found SHOULD be seized for evidence. Usually conditions of release (at least in AZ) mandate the accused surrender all firearms to the Sheriff or local PD until trial is over. Sometimes they can retain one (one that was not used in the crime) for self defense if they do not live with the victim and can articulate the need....

Zimm may be able to articulate a need since so many people have supposedly been threatening him over the outcome of the trial.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

49. Except when it's the third seperate woman who's claimed this behavior from him...

....you reeeeeaaaalllly have to wonder if maybe, just maybe, it's his problem, not hers.

[aznativ]

50. True, but...

guys like him attract women with issues. What woman out there would really be attracted to someone like him with all the KNOWN baggage?

Answer: Someone with issues.

My take is she is off her rocker too.

[Niceguy1]

53. and pregnant already too

I bet it was more of a mutual combat kind of thing.

[Arkana]

43. This is now a definite pattern.

Zimmerman is clearly not mentally fit to own a gun. I guess it's going to take him killing a white kid for the justice system to actually put him in jail.

[Tom Ripley]

47. "Tiny" strikes again

[GladRagDahl]

51. He seems to have some deep need

to be punished. Perhaps it's finally time that he gets what he needs.

[Amimnoch]

56. Wonder if the right wingers are going to come to the rescue of their poster boy this time?

After all, he's just the victim, I'm sure he was just trying to stand his ground against his pregnant girlfriend. (that is definitely sarcasm)

I'm sooo about to shove this in the faces of some of the right wing jackasses that vehemently defended this POS during the Martin trial, on some of the political combat boards I frequent.

[noiretextatique]

60. what kind of woman would date him?`