George Zimmerman, who was acquitted this summer of murdering teenager Trayvon Martin, has been arrested in Florida and charged with aggravated assault, battery domestic violence and criminal mischief.
Police identified the alleged victim as Samantha Scheibe and said the incident occurred at a home they shared.
Zimmerman, 30, was arrested by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office at about 1 p.m. today, authorities said. He was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility.
“When we arrived, the victim indicated that she and George Zimmerman were having a verbal dispute and at that time she alleged that he had broken a table and pointed a long-barrel shotgun at her,” Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Dennis Lemma said at a news conference.
She managed to work her way to the front door of the residence and call 911 on her cell phone.
“At that time, he actually pushed her out of the front of the residence and barricaded the door with some furniture,” Lemma said.
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