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DALLAS – George Zimmerman, who was recently acquitted in the controversial
shooting death of Trayvon Martin, had a handgun in his truck's glove box
when a Texas police officer pulled him over for speeding near Dallas last
Sunday, authorities say.
Zimmerman immediately told the Forney, Texas officer he had the gun when the
officer approached his door. Earlier reports by a Dallas TV station that
the weapon was sitting outside the glove box were inaccurate, said Forney
city manager Brian Brooks.
Transporting a gun inside a vehicle's compartment is legal in Texas.
Zimmerman's conceal carry permit was re-instated after he was found not
guilty, but the gun involved in the death of Martin is now with federal
investigators who are conducting their own probe.
The Sunday traffic stop, which was captured on the officer's dashboard
camera, lasted about five minutes.
"It wasn't for super-excessive speeds, they just got him on regular speeding
," Brooks told Reuters. "It's a pretty routine stop except for the fact that
it was George Zimmerman."
Zimmerman/Martin (AP/Family)
On July 13, Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of
Martin, an unarmed black teenager in Sanford, Florida. The trial of the
onetime neighborhood crime watchman was televised to a wide audience and his
acquittal led to nationwide protests and prompted President Barack Obama to
speak out on the case.
The traffic stop is Zimmerman’s second known encounter with law enforcement
since his trial ended. On July 17, the former criminal justice student
reportedly helped pluck two children and their parents to safety after the
family’s SUV overturned on a central Florida highway. A police report notes
that Zimmerman didn’t witness the accident, but was named by officers for
stopping and helping.
On the dashcam video from Sunday, Zimmerman says "Nowhere in particular"
when Officer A.R. Humphrey asks him where he is headed.
"Nowhere in particular. Why do you say that?" the officer responds.
"You didn't see my name?" Zimmerman replies.
The officer then studies Zimmerman's driver's license and says, "What a
coincidence."
Asked by the officer if he was clear of criminal warrants, Zimmerman replies
, "Absolutely."
"Go ahead and shut your glove compartment, and don't play with your firearm,
OK?" the officer says before walking back to his patrol car to check
Zimmerman's license and vehicle registration.
Zimmerman's legal team declined to answer questions about the traffic stop,
but did send out a message on Twitter: "For his safety, we won’t make any
comments about Zimmerman’s whereabouts, and we will work to protect his
privacy."
Mark O'Mara, his attorney, has previously said that Zimmerman planned to arm
himself because of threats against his life.
The officer let Zimmerman off with a warning and sent him on his way.
"Have a safe trip," the officer said. | j*****v
发帖数: 7717 | 2 What the officer really want to say is "welcome to Texas!"
He did not give Zimmerman a ticket. | p*******o
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