No charges filed against George Zimmerman in aggravated assault case
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George Zimmerman will not face assault charges after a woman who accused him of throwing a wine bottle at her during a dispute earlier this month recanted, authorities in Lake Mary, Florida...
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Florida officials on Friday dropped aggravated-assault charges against George Zimmerman after an ex-girlfriend recanted her story that he threw a wine bottle at her, ending the latest brush with the law for the man who was acquitted of fatally shooting an unarmed teenager.
The case is the third involving Zimmermans relations with women since the former neighborhood watch volunteer was acquitted in July 2013 in the killing of Trayvon Martin the year before in Sanford, Fla.
Zimmerman, 31, was arrested Jan. 9 in Lake Mary, Fla., after his girlfriend, Brittany Brunelle, told authorities that he had thrown a wine bottle at her. Zimmerman denied throwing the bottle and disputed her claim that he destroyed her cellphone.
Florida State Atty. Phil Archer said he was dropping the case after Brunelle made it clear that she didnt want to cooperate and that there were no other eyewitnesses in the case.
Zimmerman rose to national notoriety after his fatal confrontation with Martin on Feb. 26, 2012. The shooting set off a debate on race and guns in the United States.
In September 2013, Zimmerman was accused by his estranged wife, Shellie Zimmerman, of smashing an iPad during an argument at the home they had shared.
She initially told a dispatcher her husband had a gun, though she later said he was unarmed. No charges were filed because of lack of evidence.
Two months after that incident, Zimmerman was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, battery and criminal mischief after his then-girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe, said he pointed a gun at her face during an argument, smashed her coffee table and pushed her out of their house.
Scheibe later decided not to cooperate, so authorities dropped the case.
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Published January 30, 2015
George Zimmerman won't be charged for allegedly throwing a bottle of wine at his girlfriend, Florida State Attorney Phil Archer said Friday.
Zimmerman, 31, was arrested Jan. 9 for suspicion of aggravated assault inside his parents' Lake Mary residence.
"While it is clear that the officers had probable cause to arrest Mr. Zimmerman which was affirmed by the circuit court judge at initial appearances, the subsequent recantation by the victim of her initial statement along with new documents provided by the victim and her attorney precludes my office from proceeding further," Archer said in a statement.
Neither Zimmerman nor his girlfriend called 911 during the incident. Police learned of the alleged fight when Zimmerman's girlfriend was pulled over during a routine traffic stop and told the officer she was just involved in an altercation with George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the February 2012 shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin inside a gate community in Sanford, Fla.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted of killing Trayvon Martin, won't be prosecuted in a domestic violence case, prosecutors said Friday.
Zimmerman's former roommate, Brittany Brumelle, has recanted the story she gave police Jan. 5, the State Attorney's Office said. At the time, she told officers who responded that Zimmerman was a "psychopath" and had thrown a wine bottle at her and broken her phone.
The officers came to their home after they heard breaking glass and saw a woman driving away without headlights on.
Zimmerman was arrested four days later even though Brumelle did not want to press charges.
Zimmerman, now 31, was a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford when he shot Martin, 17, in November 2012. He said the unarmed black teenager jumped him as he followed Martin through the gated community where the teen was staying with a relative and was found not guilty in a jury trial.
Since his acquittal, Zimmerman has been accused four times of violent incidents and has avoided prosecution each time.
The first was in September 2013, when his estranged wife said he hit her father and threatened to shoot her. In November 2013, a girlfriend told police he pointed a shotgun at her when she said she wanted to break up with him and last year he allegedly threatened another driver in a road rage incident.
The State Attorney's Office released body-cam video Friday of the Jan. 5 incident. Brumelle told officers she and Zimmerman got into a violent argument when she said she and her 5-year-old son were moving out.
"Why that man is not locked up is beyond me," she said, also calling Zimmerman "insane."
Brumelle told police she and Zimmerman were not involved in a sexual relationship but had had one encounter after drinking.
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