George Zimmerman poses for a mug shot photo after being arrested and booked into jail at the John Polk Correctional Facility Monday in Sanford, Florida.


George Zimmerman poses for a mug shot photo after being arrested and booked into jail at the John Polk Correctional Facility Monday in Sanford, Florida.






  • George Zimmerman was arrested after a disturbance call

  • It's one of several brushes with the law since Zimmerman's acquittal

  • His attorney in the Trayvon Martin trial no longer represents him




(CNN) -- [Breaking news alert at 5:14 p.m. ET Monday]


George Zimmerman was charged Monday with aggravated assault, domestic violence battery and criminal mischief, after an incident at his girlfriend's home in central Florida, said Dennis Lemma, chief deputy with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.


[Breaking news alert at 5:08 p.m. ET Monday]


Zimmerman, who was acquitted earlier this year of murdering teenager Trayvon Martin, was arrested Monday after he allegedly pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend, a spokesman for the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said.


[Previous story published at 2:43 p.m. ET Monday]


George Zimmerman arrested in Florida


(CNN) -- George Zimmerman was arrested Monday afternoon in central Florida "after deputies responded to a disturbance call," the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.


Further details about Zimmerman's arrest in Apopka, Florida, were not immediately released. He will be booked at the county's correctional facility, the sheriff's office said.


This is one of several brushes that Zimmerman has had with law enforcement since he was acquitted this year of murder and manslaughter in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin.


Earlier this month, police in Lake Mary, Florida, said no charges will result from an alleged domestic dispute in September between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife, Shellie Zimmerman.


Shellie Zimmerman said in September that she has doubts about his innocence in the Trayvon Martin case.


Since his acquittal in the Martin case, Zimmerman also has been stopped for speeding twice. He was pulled over the first time in Forney, Texas, in July and told the police officer he had a concealed weapon permit and a gun in his glove compartment. The officer wrote on his incident report that he gave Zimmerman a verbal warning.


Zimmerman was pulled over in early September going 60 mph in a 45-mph zone in Lake Mary and received a $256 ticket. He was not carrying a weapon at the time.


His attorney in the murder trial, Mark O'Mara, no longer represents him.


Zimmerman's wife has doubts about his innocence


CNN's Kim Segal and HLNtv.com's Graham Winch contributed to this report.



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