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MANILA, Philippines – George Zimmerman, who was previously acquitted by a Florida jury over the death of Trayvon Martin, was arrested Friday, January 9, in Florida.
CNN reports that ZImmerman was taken in on suspicion of aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weapon, according to local authorities.
According to the John E. Polk Correctional Facility website, Zimmerman was arrested by the Lake Mary Police Department at around 10 pm. The facility, along with the website, is run by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
In February 2012, Zimmerman was accused of pursuing Trayvon Martin through a gated community in Sanford, Florida, and shooting the teen during an altercation. The killing led to mass marches in several US cities when at first, police declined to press charges against Zimmerman.
Zimmerman has had other runs-in with the law. Around two weeks after the Martin verdict, he was pulled over for speeding in Northern Texas. He was also arrested in November 2013 for aggravated assault and misdemeanor counts of domestic violence battery and criminal mischief after the two allegedly got into a fight.
In September 2014, Lake Mary police also said a man claimed Zimmerman threatened to kill him during a road rage incident. Zimmerman was neither arrested nor charged. – Rappler.com
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