ZIMMERMAN GOES TO JAIL!

George Zimmerman is back in jail!

6 weeks ago, the man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was released from jail on $150,000 bond.  Now, Zimmerman is back behind bars where he belongs.

Zimmerman was released from jail on an extremely low bond, after telling the court he was  financially unstable and couldn’t afford anything more.  But Zimmerman neglected to tell the court that he had collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in online donations from strangers for his defense.  If that wasn’t enough, he was also hoarding a 2nd passport after having surrendered the original to the court. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in a secret stash of cash along with a 2nd passport could have been the makings of an attempt to flee the country.  That is all the information Seminole County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. needed to revoke the original bond and demand Zimmerman return to jail.  He turned himself in to the authorities in Sanford, FL, early Sunday afternoon.

Zimmerman initially said he didn’t know of the collected donations, but recorded conversations between Zimmerman and his wife while he was in jail tell a different tale. Transcripts prove the Zimmerman’s discussed in code the amount of money collected as well as what to do with it, which is a huge blow to his defense.

Zimmerman lying about his financial status and passport will now become an integral part of the murder case.  Part of the defense plan was to use Zimmerman’s word that he was attacked first by Trayvon Martin and only shot him in self-defense.  The fact Zimmerman has now been proven to be a liar will certainly work against him going forward.

Now, attorney Mark O’Mara is left to try and pick up the pieces of the case, realizing the damage that has been done. “Judge Lester runs a very tight courtroom, as well he should,” Mr. O’Mara said after the bond was revoked. “He didn’t believe they were being as straightforward and honest as he wanted them to.”