May 24, 2013

Report: Zimmerman’s Return to Jail Sparks Spike in Donations

   

george zimmerman (mugshots)*(Via ABC News) – Donations to the legal defense fund of George Zimmerman have surged since the accused killer of Miami teenager Trayvon Martin has been ordered back to jail, his lawyer told ABC News today.

Attorney Mark O’Mara said Zimmerman’s online defense fund has been receiving about $1,000 a day in donations, but the pace picked up after a judge required Zimmerman to return to jail.

Zimmerman, 28, woke up today in a 9-foot by 7-foot isolation cell in the Seminole County jail today after surrendering Sunday. He was in shackles and wearing a bullet-proof vest after being taken into custody Sunday.

A judge ordered Zimmerman back into custody Friday after prosecutors presented jailhouse tapes of Zimmerman talking to his wife Shelly and allegedly discussing how much money was in his online defense fund. His wife told the court that they had no money to post for bail.

O’Mara said that he will seek a new bond hearing and that the couple intends to apologize to the judge

“It’s not again like they were trying to hide the money or leave  with the money. They just had it … and felt like they needed to secure themselves,” the lawyer said.
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  1. This will only piss the Judge off more.

  2. Let them pour in all the money they want. Let’s see how that will keep him out of prison when he finally has to face the music.

    Maybe some of them think that money can bail you out of a prison sentence.

  3. MelodyCool says:

    His supporters are exposing their desperation to turn something extremely criminal into much ado about nothing. They yearn for the day when they could lynch someone with impunity and now consider it a travesty to be held accountable for bestial conduct. He should be held under trial.

  4. Gayle K says:

    His donors are supporters of the NRA. This has less to do with the faces and names of the victim but more to do with supporting the NRA.

  5. coffee45 says:

    The fresh new singing group Limitless5ive, has recorded a song in Tribute to Trayvon Martin.

    The young men that make up Limitless5ive live in Orlando, FL. What you may not know is that Orlando is only 20 minutes away from Sanford, FL where Trayvon Martin was tragically killed. The group members felt a special connection to Trayvon because he looked like them, was their age, and lived right up the road. So they wanted to respond to this tragedy in song.

    Here is a special link so you can enjoy the song. Limitless5ive hopes to inspire everyone to “Cherish Every Moment”

    http://limitless5ive.bandcamp.com/

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