George Zimmerman’s wife Shellie Zimmerman arrested on perjury charges
Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed teenager Trayvon Martin in February, was arrested today on perjury charges, for allegedly lying to the court during a...
View ArticlePolice chief in Trayvon Martin shooting fired
Bill Lee, who led the Sanford, Florida police department at the time Trayvon Martin was killed, has been fired, NBC News reports. Norton Bonaparte, the city manager who this spring negotiated a...
View ArticleInvestigator: Zimmerman was not at a physical disadvantage to Trayvon Martin
With a new bond hearing set for Friday, the prosecution in the case of George Zimmerman released a raft of evidence today, much of which duplicates a release by Zimmerman’s legal team. But among the...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman leaves Fla. jail on $1M 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....
View ArticleZimmerman at ‘safe house’ in central Florida
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — The neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager is in a safe house that is being protected by his security team. George Zimmerman was...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin memorial moved to Sanford museum
The makeshift memorial honoring the Miami teen who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer will be moved from the entrance to the gated community where he died. The city of Sanford, Florida...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: Sanford decision to move memorial causes uproar in black...
This post has been updated. The city manager of Sanford, Florida, said moving a makeshift memorial to slain Miami teen Trayvon Martin was done at the request of residents near the townhomes where the...
View ArticleSupporters erect new Trayvon Memorial in Sanford
Supporters of Trayvon Martin have erected a new curbside memorial to the slain team, less than a week after the original one was removed by the city. The new memorial is simpler, consisting of the now...
View ArticleZimmerman investigator blamed black officers for leaks, ‘pressure’ to file...
A report of an FBI interview with the lead detective investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin suggests that within the Sanford police department, the question of whether to arrest George...
View ArticleZimmerman relative, ‘Witness 9′ accused Zimmerman of racial bias
While George Zimmerman’s defenders have focused on what they call accusations that he is a racist — accusations they say have come from civil rights leaders and African-Americans outraged by the...
View ArticleTrayvon’s parents: We’re prepared for any outcome
CINCINNATI (AP) — The mother of an unarmed black Florida teen who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer says she is mentally prepared to handle whatever verdict or sentence is handed...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman supporter Frank Taaffe arrested for DUI
Frank Taaffe, the Sanford, Florida neighbor who has been one of George Zimmerman’s staunchest supporters as he fights second degree murder charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin, now has his own case...
View ArticleEmails show vitriol toward Sanford police chief Bill Lee
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — In his waning days as Sanford police chief, Bill Lee received blistering emails with every curse word imaginable, criticizing him for not immediately arresting George Zimmerman for...
View ArticleZimmerman’s request for a new judge granted by appeal court
Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester, Jr. will be removed from the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman by order of a ruling made today. The Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach granted...
View ArticleRomney, Florida GOP gov hold rally in town Trayvon Martin was killed
The state of Florida is embroiled in controversy because of incredibly long early voting lines and wrangling about how long the polls can be open. In the midst of this crisis, Republican governor Rick...
View ArticleProsecutor in Trayvon Martin trial leaks a dozen witness names
From News One: The tragic case of slain teen Trayvon Martin at the hands of faux security guard George Zimmerman may have fallen from the public eye for some, but a new development in the case is sure...
View ArticleSecurity company sues George Zimmerman, his wife and his attorney for $27,000...
George Zimmerman, his wife and his attorney are being sued by the Associated Investigative Services security company for approximately $27,000 in unpaid bodyguard fees. AIS alleges in a recently filed...
View ArticleFlorida hearing to set schedule in George Zimmerman case
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A judge presiding over the trial of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is holding a hearing to discuss scheduling and jury selection. Zimmerman is set to go on trial in...
View ArticleA year after Trayvon Martin’s death, Sanford is healing
SANFORD, Florida (AP) — One year after the shooting of an unarmed black teenager thrust this small central Florida city into the national spotlight, life in Sanford is returning to its regular rhythm....
View ArticlePastor, Disney employee accused of watching child porn at work
A Sanford, Florida pastor and Disney employee has been accused of downloading and watching child porn while working at Disney’s Port Orleans resort. Cedric Eugene Cuthbert was arrested Tuesday on...
View ArticleDefense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin’s cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out...
View ArticlePapa John’s delivery man fired for racist rant, CEO apologizes
A Florida Papa John’s delivery man was recently fired after he accidentally called and left a customer a voicemail message, which eventually went viral, filled with racist remarks The worker had just...
View ArticleIn Sanford, the face of authority is increasingly black
SANFORD, Fla. — At a promotion ceremony Monday for two officers under his command — one white, one black — Chief Cecil Smith reiterated what has become a mantra for him: Sanford can and should have the...
View ArticleAt center of efforts to heal Sanford, a man named Battles
Sanford, Fla.—When city leaders here feared their community was on the verge of rioting after the killing of an unarmed black teenager, a little-known federal agency quietly parachuted into town to...
View ArticleSanford is quiet as Zimmerman jury selection begins
SANFORD, Fla.— Residents had braced for tensions and traffic ahead of the trial of George Zimmerman. Instead, there have been empty seats in the courtroom and little fanfare outside as the first week...
View ArticleJury seated in George Zimmerman second-degree murder case
A jury of six women will deliberate in George Zimmerman’s second degree murder trial in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The panel was finalized on Thursday, after both prosecution and defense...
View ArticleWill George Zimmerman testify during trial for murder of Trayvon Martin?
The jury has been seated, the witnesses lined up and the exhibits gathered, but the trial of George Zimmerman begins Monday with an unanswered question: Will he testify? Lawyers are set to deliver...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin’s friend describes final phone call
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A friend who was on the phone with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin moments before he was fatally shot by George Zimmerman testified that she heard the Miami teen shout, “Get off! Get...
View ArticleIn defense of Trayvon Martin case witness Rachel Jeantel
“Who is Rachel Jeantel?” I was clueless about this name that suddenly took over my social media timelines on Wednesday. I would have known immediately, if I hadn’t stopped following the Trayvon Martin...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman’s 1st interview with police revealed
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial on Monday heard a recording of the neighborhood watch volunteer describing his fatal encounter with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to a...
View ArticleEx-police chief testifies in George Zimmerman trial
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The former Sanford police chief who lost his job during the fallout from Trayvon Martin’s fatal shooting is on the witness stand at George Zimmerman’s trial. Bill Lee was called to...
View ArticleExpert: Zimmerman was in worse shape than Trayvon Martin
SANFORD, Florida (AP) — An expert on gunshot wounds hired by the defense testified Tuesday that a neighborhood watch volunteer’s account of how he fatally shot an unarmed black teen is consistent with...
View ArticlePSA released warning against violence over Zimmerman trial verdict
In preparation for the upcoming verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, Florida authorities have released a public service announcement on YouTube, encouraging residents to “raise your voice, not your...
View ArticleJudge to consider lesser charges for George Zimmerman
The Florida judge in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial will decide Thursday whether she will allow the jury to consider lesser charges – manslaughter and aggravated assault – when they...
View ArticleFlorida on guard for any post-Zimmerman unrest
MIAMI (AP) — Police and city leaders in Florida say are preparing for the possibility of mass protests or even civil unrest if a neighborhood watch volunteer is acquitted in the killing of an unarmed...
View ArticleGeraldo: If jury were in Zimmerman’s shoes, they’d kill Trayvon Martin
Geraldo Rivera, host of Geraldo at Large, said on Fox News earlier today that he believes if the six female jurors, five of whom are white, were in the same situation as George Zimmerman on the same...
View ArticleIn black Sanford, a place to gather and wait for a verdict
SANFORD, Fla. — Police Chief Cecil Smith drew a mix of high-fives and heckles as he walked down the main thoroughfare of Goldsboro, a historic black neighborhood at the heart of this Florida town...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman found not guilty in death of Trayvon Martin
A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday night in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The verdict, from a jury of six women who deliberated over two days, was announced at 10 p.m. ET....
View ArticleTwitter reactions to George Zimmerman’s ‘not guilty’ verdict
Twitter reactions to George Zimmerman’s ‘not guilty’ verdict have been swift and are full of the intense feeling that has characterized the trial for many. Following on the heels of the announcement...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin’s parents tweet reactions to George Zimmerman’s ‘not guilty’...
Trayvon Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Syrbrina Fulton, were reportedly not in the court room when the jury returned a ‘not guilty’ verdict in George Zimmerman’s second degree murder trial for...
View ArticleProtests against George Zimmerman trial verdict spring up nationwide
In cities across the country, protests have taken shape in reaction to George Zimmerman’s acquittal of all murder charges in his second degree murder trial for the death of Trayvon Martin. “Trayvon was...
View ArticleA glimpse of South Florida’s feelings on not guilty Zimmerman verdict
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth piece in a series of on-the-ground reports on reactions to the not guilty verdict reached by the jury in the George Zimmerman trial. From Miami to the Palm Beaches, and...
View ArticleBlack leaders warn against Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ boycott
In response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, many have pushed for a boycott of Florida in disapproval of the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. The law allows...
View ArticleSanford police criticized for traffic stop, tasing incident
On the night of June 26th, Traymon Williams was driving with his girlfriend, DeShonda Robinson, and her younger brother, Kelvin Robinson, Jr., when he noticed a police car following close behind him....
View ArticleRev. Jesse Jackson defends ‘apartheid’ comments about Fla.
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View ArticleSanford bans guns from neighborhood watch patrol after Zimmerman case
The new police chief of Sanford is shaking things up nearly 2 years after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin put the Florida community in the national spotlight. Chief Cecil Smith is banning...
View ArticleSanford police: No-gun policy won’t trample rights
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The police department in the Florida city where Trayvon Martin was killed says that while it recommends that neighborhood watch volunteers not carry weapons, it won’t formally...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman says he is homeless and suffers from PTSD
George Zimmerman says he is now homeless and is struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder in a recent interview with a Univision television show. The former neighborhood watch guard, who was found...
View ArticleSanford community wrestles with unhealed wounds 2 years after death of...
Last summer, as the nation awaited a verdict in the murder trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, msnbc reporter Trymaine Lee and award-winning photographer Wayne Lawrence...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman criticizes Pres. Obama, says he ‘can’t feel guilty’ for...
George Zimmerman is speaking out for the first time since the Department of Justice cleared him of civil rights violations. The message is clear: He’s not sorry. Zimmerman maintained that his actions...
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