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September 10, 2013

Zimmerman Taken into Custody After Wife Reports Threats, Assault on Father 
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George Zimmerman was taken into custody in Florida Monday following a
panicked 911 call from his wife, Shellie, who told a dispatcher
Zimmerman had assaulted her father and made threats with a gun.

Shellie Zimmerman: "He's in his car and he continually has his hand on
his gun and he keeps saying, 'step closer.' He's just threatening all of
us with his firearm."

Dispatcher: "Step closer and what?"

Shellie Zimmerman: "And he's going to shoot us."

Dispatcher: "OK."

Shellie Zimmerman: "He punched my dad in the nose; he has a mark on his
face. I saw his glasses were on the floor. He accosted my father and
then took my i Pad and smashed it and cut it with a pocketknife. I don't
know what he is capable of. I'm really scared."

Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce last week. Police said she later
denied seeing a firearm and opted not to press charges. The incident
comes less than two months after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the
fatal shooting of unarmed African-American teenager Trayvon Martin last
year.

 

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