George Zimmerman

George Zimmerman has filed a lawsuit against two presidential candidates for defamation after they paid tribute to Trayvon Martin on what would have been Martin’s 25th birthday, the lawsuit alleges. In the lawsuit, Zimmerman says he was defamed by Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Elizabeth Warren for “political gain in misguided and malicious attempts to bolster their standings amongst...

George Zimmerman, the ex-neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted at trial in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012, is suing Martin’s parents, prosecutors and others claiming false evidence was used at the trial. The lawsuit, which was filed in Florida state court and seeks $100 million in damages, also claims defamation by Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump,…

The ex-neighborhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black teen in Florida in 2012 has been banned from the dating app Tinder.

Attorney Benjamin Crump, who gained national prominence representing the family of Trayvon Martin, said Michael Drejka committed “cold-blooded murder” in the death of Markeis McGlockton outside a Clearwater convenience store on July 19.

A Florida sheriff says that he will not arrest a man who fatally shot another man during an argument over a parking space in Clearwater.

The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin say The Weinstein Company owes them at least $150,000 for optioning the rights to their book in order to make a yet unaired television series based on their son’s legacy.

Authorities say George Zimmerman threatened a private investigator working for a documentary filmmaker. Court records show Zimmerman was issued a summons for a May 30 arraignment on a charge of misdemeanor stalking. A sheriff’s report says the investigator contacted Zimmerman in September on behalf of Michael Gasparro, who is making a documentary on Trayvon Martin. The series is being produced...

If George Zimmerman wants to harm Jay Z, he’ll have to go through Snoop Dogg to get at him.

A university will award Trayvon Martin a posthumous Bachelor of Science Degree in aviation five years after the black teenager was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in central Florida. An announcement on Florida Memorial University’s official Facebook page says Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the degree during a May 13 commencement ceremony. Fulton graduated...

The nearly eight-minute-long song takes aim at Donald Trump supporters, and addresses Colin Kaepernick, police brutality and Apple.

Comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey waded into serious waters Wednesday on his Twitter as he defended Colin Kaepernick and other athletes right to protest by kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem.

Testimony begins Tuesday in Matthew Apperson’s attempted second-degree murder trial. Authorities say he shot at Zimmerman during a traffic incident last year.

As in mass shootings elsewhere, the massacre of 49 people at an Orlando nightclub is raising questions about access to guns — assault rifles, in particular. In Florida, buying one is no problem as long as you’re 18, a legal resident of the United States, aren’t a felon or a domestic abuser and have no documented mental health or substance...

Man Charged With Shooting at Zimmerman Pleads Not Guilty

Police on Friday arrested a man accused of firing at George Zimmerman Monday morning in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary. Matthew Apperson, 35, turned himself in on Friday evening after police established probable cause and contacted Apperson’s lawyer, police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett told NBC Owned Stations. Apperson was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with...