Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.
It was not immediately clear what charge Zimmerman will face.
Martin, 17 and unarmed, was shot and killed Feb. 26 by Zimmerman, who said he was acting in self-defense. Police in Sanford, Fla., where the shooting took place, did not charge Zimmerman, citing the state’s “stand your ground” law.
Corey told reporters Tuesday night that she would hold a news conference about the case within 72 hours. A news release from her office said the event will be held in Sanford or Jacksonville, Fla.
Benjamin Crump, who is representing the Martin family, said this week that Corey’s office had asked where Trayvon’s parents would be each day this week. They arrived Wednesday in Washington for a civil rights conference organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, where they are scheduled to speak.
The announcement of a charge against Zimmerman would come a day after Zimmerman’s attorneys withdrew from the case, citing their inability to contact Zimmerman.
Lawyers Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig on Tuesday expressed concern about Zimmerman’s emotional and physical well-being, saying he has taken actions without consulting them. They also said they do not know where Zimmerman is.
“You can stop looking in Florida,” Uhrig told reporters. “Look much further away than that.”
Corey said Monday that she would not bring the case before a grand jury, which was expected to convene this week. She said her decision to forgo the grand jury should not be viewed as a factor in determining whether charges will be filed.
Corey has indicated in recent weeks that she might not need a grand jury to bring charges against Zimmerman.
The lawyers said they stand by their assertions that Zimmerman acted in self-defense when he killed the 17-year-old, who was unarmed, but they acknowledged that they formed their impressions without meeting Zimmerman.
(Source: Washington Post)
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I’m not surprised but I am disappointed.I think he doesn’t deserve it and is definitely not fit for trial. He is almost for sure suffering from extreme PTSD which is why he called the Special Prosecutor and Sean Hannity against his lawyers wishes.
Really sad.
Why do people keep mentioning that Martin was unarmed? How is that relevant? He was still capable of killing Zimmerman, and according to Zimmerman appeared to be in the process of doing so.
Who gives a hoot that Zimmerman is innocent – It’s now a matter of self preservation! It’s now a choice between the decent law abiding “folks” of America or Zimmerman!
America is under attack by Al (I’ll do ANYTHING for publicity) Sharpton’s and Jesse (I’m the icon of morality – just don’t ask my secretary) Jackson who’s mob armies, of true racists and bigots are poised to swarm like destructive locust pillaging properties (not their own of course, just like locust) looting, destroying anything in their path; harming any law abiding citizen who dares to attempt to stop them . . . and ALL . . . .all, in the name of RIGHT and MORALITY!
Hey, face reality . . . unfortunately Zimmerman is to be a sacrificial lamb, offered for slaughter on the alter of the Gods of Politics, public popularity and mass hysteria!
So please be serious! What else is there to do? What? Stand up for Truth, Justice and the American way? Sorry, Superman is no more and our American leadership is bankrupt of his ideals!
How much of this manure is because of outside pressure from rabble rousers like Rev Jerkson, Not Too Sharpton, and Barack Hussein Obama mmmm mmmm mmmm.