Orlando, Fla. A driver says George Zimmerman, the man acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin, threatened to kill him, asking Do you know who I am? during a road confrontation in their vehicles, a police spokeswoman said Friday.
The driver, 35-year-old Matthew Apperson, told Lake Mary police officers that a passenger in a truck stopped at a light next to his car on a busy street in the Orlando suburb on Tuesday, rolled down his window and yelled, Hey, whats your problem? Why you shaking your finger?
Apperson said he was listening to music with his windows rolled up at the time, and that the passengers yelling was unprovoked.
The trucks driver then asked Apperson, Do you know who I am? according to a police report. Apperson said he believed it was Zimmerman.
Zimmerman was acquitted last year of second-degree murder for fatally shooting the 17-year-old Martin, a case that drew international attention and spurred national discussions about race and self-defense laws. Martin was black and unarmed.
George Zimmerman was the driver, and they were threatening to kick my ass and to shoot me, Apperson told a police dispatcher in a 911 call.
Apperson told the dispatcher that he pulled into a nearby gas station to use the phone since he didnt have his cellphone, and the truck followed him. Zimmerman drove the truck up to Appersons car, blocking him in, Apperson said.
He almost hit my car and he said he would shoot me then, said Apperson, who told the dispatcher that he never saw a gun in Zimmermans truck. Both of them were threatening to shoot me and kill me.
Apperson called police from the gas station, but the truck was gone by the time officers arrived. Apperson, who has a concealed-weapons license, was carrying a firearm at the time, according to the police report.
Officers told Apperson that without other witnesses or clear video identifying the driver as Zimmerman, it would be difficult to make a case, the police report said. Apperson said he didnt want to press charges.
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Police: George Zimmerman accused of threatening driver