George Zimmerman was arrested on aggravated assault charges in central Florida after allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend, police said Saturday.
The 31-year-old acquitted in 2013 of a second-degree murder charge for shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was arrested in Lake Mary, Fla. around 10 p.m. Friday.
During a brief court appearance Saturday morning, Zimmerman appeared scruffy and disheveled. He was ordered held on $5,000 bail.
Attorney Don West, Zimmermans co-counsel during the 2013 murder trial, claimed the incident occurred earlier in the week.
He was accused of throwing a wine bottle in her direction, West told the Daily News. He denies having done that.
Seminole County Judge John Galluzzo ordered Zimmerman to surrender any firearms and to the avoid contact with the unidentified alleged victim, who did not appear at the hearing.
Galluzzo also instructed Zimmerman not to enter Volusia County, where the girlfriend lives.
Since this happened at Mr. Zimmermans residence and the victim lives in another county, I dont think a GPS is necessary, Galluzzo said after a prosecutor asked that he be fitted with an ankle monitor.
If you step over the river, youll have a problem, the judge warned.
Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, shot Trayvon in February 2012 in a confrontation in a gated Florida community. The tragedy and the ensuing trial and acquittal sparked protests across the nation.
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