Black Lives Matter: The Lost Life Of Trayvon Martin

Zimmerman Had Other Problems Following His Acquittal

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In September 2013, Zimmerman’s estranged wife claimed he threatened her and her father with a gun. The police didn’t press charges. Two months later, Zimmerman’s girlfriend claimed he pointed a shotgun at her. He was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon. The girlfriend later asked that charges be dropped, and eventually, prosecutors dropped the case. Zimmerman was arrested in 2015 for throwing a wine bottle at his ex. Charges were dropped after she recanted the story. In 2016, Zimmerman claimed a man punched him at a restaurant after he recognized who he was. That same year he was removed from a bar for yelling at a waitress.