Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in February, had traces of marijuana in his system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.
The report shows that a medical examiner found THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in Martin’s blood and urine. The chemical can remain in an individual’s system weeks after marijuana usee.
Days before his death, Martin had reportedly been suspended from school because an empty baggie with traces of marijuana had been found in his bookbag.
The autopsy report also showed Martin, 17, was shot at an “intermediate range” — described as a distance between one and 18 inches — and that he had an abrasion on one of his fingers.
The report could bolster Zimmerman’s claims that he shot Martin while on his back during a struggle.
Zimmerman, 28, told police he shot Martin in self-defense after the unarmed African-American teen attacked him in a gated community in Sanford, Fla., an Orlando suburb.
In a witness statement made public Thursday, one resident told police he heard a commotion and then witnessed “a black male, wearing a dark colored “hoodie” on top of a white or Hispanic male who was yelling for help, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The witness said the black male was mounted on the white or Hispanic male and throwing punches “MMA (mixed martial arts) style.”
In a 911 call released from the night of the fatal shooting, loud wailing can be heard in the background followed by a gunshot.
Martin’s family identified the screaming voice as the teen’s in their case against Zimmerman, but the shooter’s father, Robert Zimmerman, disputed that claim in an interview investigators released as part of the bundle of evidence made public Thursday.
“That is absolutely, positively George Zimmerman,” the elder Zimmerman told police, according to the Sentinel. “Myself, my wife, family members and friends know that that is George Zimmerman, there is no doubt, who’s yelling for help.”
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Martin. The six-week interval between Martin’s death and Zimmerman’s arrest sparked national protests about perceived racial injustice.
(Source: MyFoxNY)
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Martin’s family identified the screaming voice as the teen’s in their case against Zimmerman,
Except that the report released yesterday says that two days after the shooting, Tracy Martin told the police that the screaming voice was not Trayvon’s.
Basically there is no case against Zimmerman. It’s a travesty that he was charged, that he’s had to incur the expense of lawyers to defend himself, that he spent time in jail, and that he has to live in fear of his life. The original decision not to charge him was correct, and the special prosecutor’s affidavit charging him is perjured. That is the long and short of it.
The saddest thing is that, with all the mounting evidence, it is a moment of truth for all those who voted for Obama in the last election despite his leftist agenda. While some, even in our community, pushed for him for financial reasons (read…support of mosdos), there are many who felt that the election of a black president would signal full acceptance of blacks and the end of discrimination period. When President Obama injected his opinion even before the facts were uncovered(“…if I had a son he would look like Trayvon…”), he clearly signaled that when push comes to shove, President Obama would gravitate to his leftist “discrimination” roots and cannot rise above his basic instincts to be the president of all the people.
The lamestream media is trying so hard to make this and keep this an “on black” crime, they, as usual, aren’t paying attention to the FACTS.
but all this will not make a national protest FOR Zimmerman
Marijuana. So what? It’s not that uncommon and it’s not usually linked to aggressive behavior (note the “usually;” it’s not like PCP or cocaine).
I happen to think Zimmerman is getting screwed and railroaded.
HOWEVER, the marijuana thing doesn’t add a whole lot. Heroin/Cocaine/PCP would be one thing. But marijuana isn’t exactly known to make people turn into violent sociopaths. You’re more likely to stumble on your way to the couch than attack someone.
Plus, blaming the drugs makes it too easy to avoid personal responsibility.
#5, #6, the relevance is that it confirm Zimmerman’s statement to the 911 operator that he thought Martin was on drugs.