George Zimmerman Arrested After Domestic Dispute With Girlfriend

[spookyturtle 9,465]

They just won't leave this poor guy alone.

UPDATE: George Zimmerman was arrested in Seminole County, Fla., at about 1:30 p.m. Monday and charged with assault, after a dispute at his girlfriend's home, the Associated Press reports.

The arrest occurred shortly after a domestic disturbance involving Zimmerman's girlfriend , law enforcement officials told WESH 2.

TMZ reports that the girlfriend says she is pregnant.

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(AP) -- George Zimmerman was charged Monday with assault after deputies were called to the home where he lived with his girlfriend, who claimed he pointed a shotgun at her during an argument, authorities said.

Zimmerman pushed the woman out of the house and barricaded the door with furniture, Chief Deputy Dennis Lemma said at a news conference hours after the arrest. The girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe, provided deputies with a key to the home and they were able to push the door that had been barricaded.

Lemma says Zimmerman was compliant when deputies came to the house.

"The easiest way to describe it is rather passive. He's had the opportunity to encounter this before," he said.

Zimmerman was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, battery and criminal mischief.

"Just when you thought you heard the last of George Zimmerman," said neighbor Catherine Cantrell. She said she had twice seen a man who looked like Zimmerman get out of a truck that's been in the driveway for nearly a month. The truck parked there Monday appeared to be the same one that reporters have seen Zimmerman drive previously.

"I'm in absolute shock. He was never outside. It's not like he was out flaunting around," she said.

Cantrell said the woman who lived in the home was very sweet and quiet.

Sarah Tyler, 26, also lives across the street from the tan stucco house on a cul-de-sac street of single family homes in Apopka, about 15 miles northwest of Orlando.

"It's kind of frightening," she said, adding that she only saw a woman came out of the house.

Zimmerman, 30, was acquitted in July of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. The death of the black teenager, who was unarmed, touched off a nationwide debate about race and self-defense. Zimmerman, who identifies himself as Hispanic, has said he shot the 17-year-old to defend himself during a fight in February 2012 inside a gated community in Sanford, just outside Orlando.

He wasn't charged until 44 days after the shooting, leading to protests nationwide from people who believed he should have been immediately arrested. The case sparked accusations that Zimmerman had racially profiled Martin, and demonstrations broke out again after his acquittal. Federal authorities are now reviewing the case the see if Martin's civil rights were violated.

Zimmerman has had other brushes with the law since his acquittal.

Zimmerman and his estranged wife were involved in a domestic dispute in September just days after Shellie Zimmerman filed divorce papers, but police later said no charges were filed against either of them because of a lack of evidence.

Zimmerman has also been pulled over three times for traffic stops since his acquittal. He was ticketed for doing 60 mph in a 45 mph zone in Lake Mary in September and was given a warning by a state trooper along Interstate 95 for having a tag cover and windows that were too darkly tinted. He was also stopped near Dallas in July and was given a warning for speeding.

In 2005, Zimmerman had to take anger management courses after he was accused of attacking an undercover officer who was trying to arrest Zimmerman's friend.

Later that year, Zimmerman's former fiancee filed for a restraining order against him, alleging domestic violence. Zimmerman responded by requesting a restraining order against her. Both requests were granted. No criminal charges were filed.

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[JohnR! 5,495]

Girlfriend's home? Was he not married?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

His wife filed for divorce back in September.

[JohnR! 5,495]

His wife filed for divorce back in September.

She was probably scared of him and his temper...

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

She was probably scared of him and his temper...

I believe that was touched upon the last time he had the cops called on him. After everything he has been through, you would think he'd be humbled.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I believe that was touched upon the last time he had the cops called on him. After everything he has been through, you would think he'd be humbled.

Au contraire. He got away with murder and chances are he feels invincible. Unfortunately it is only a matter of time until he kills someone again. Short temper and trigger happy - he suffers from Wimp's syndrome.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Au contraire. He got away with murder and chances are he feels invincible. Unfortunately it is only a matter of time until he kills someone again. Short temper and trigger happy - he suffers from Wimp's syndrome.

If he walks again(I'd wager yes), I pray that any woman will take heed and stay the hell away from him. Or anyone that he doesn't like for that matter.

[JohnR! 5,495]

If he walks again(I'd wager yes), I pray that any woman will take heed and stay the hell away from him. Or anyone that he doesn't like for that matter.

I believe sooner or later he will pick on the wrong person and he will find himself on the business end of someone else's standing their ground.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

If he walks again(I'd wager yes), I pray that any woman will take heed and stay the hell away from him. Or anyone that he doesn't like for that matter.

There is a report that he already knocked her up. What kind of child support laws does FL have?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

If he walks again(I'd wager yes), I pray that any woman will take heed and stay the hell away from him. Or anyone that he doesn't like for that matter.

Some are impressed with the tough guy image all the gun loving baby killers has given him. He will have a new girlfriend next week.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

I believe sooner or later he will pick on the wrong person and he will find himself on the business end of someone else's standing their ground.

Guys like him pick their fights carefully. This is his third time with the domestic dispute issue, chances are it will be a woman or an unarmed victim. Unless someone is gunning for him.

There is a report that he already knocked her up. What kind of child support laws does FL have?

If I was a woman, I wouldn't want a dime from him. I'm not sure, but you know the VJ experts will be here soon saying it's the woman's fault.

Some are impressed with the tough guy image all the gun loving baby killers has given him. He will have a new girlfriend next week.

Next week, it's still early, he might scoop one up after he makes bail. Knowing this makes me sad.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Weird how difficult it is for one person to stay out of the news.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Weird how difficult it is for one person to stay out of the news.

Not his fault. Obama set him up.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Pfft, I already made that joke.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Oh, but I thought it was all his wife's fault, because she was crazy, and she wanted George's fame. Now he must have found another woman who is also just as crazy and falsely accusing him of things, amirite?