Zimmerman arrested, charged and in police custody

Finally. Now we can let a jury decide if he acted in self defense or not.

this is gonna be some kind of mess...cue rhetoric machine

It's about time.

matter of time. too much heat to let him go freely. Media Arrest...
I wasn't there and I'm not racist, but there's more then what the media portray on this

matter of time. too much heat to let him go freely. Media Arrest...
I wasn't there and I'm not racist, but there's more then what the media portray on this

Danny - I actually believe almost all of George Zimmerman's account of the night. As he tells the story, he was suspicious, he called 911, he was told not to follow Treyvon, he followed Treyvon, he got out of his car, he confronted Treyvon. He proudly says that this is all true. As far as I am concerned, anything that happened after that is Zimmerman's fault. You can't confront someone and then claim self defense when they're kicking your ass.

and I'm not racist,

It's pretty fucking sad that people feel like they have to say "I'm not a racist" before commenting on the case. It just goes to show how ridiculous the whole race issue has become.

This guy has nothing to worry about... I mean after all he's in Florida, the same state that couldn't build a case against Casey Anthony. He'll be fine.

^i would agree but the racism card is clearly on deck here. they would throw this guy in jail for life just to avoid race riots

Typical Bling stupidity. Yeah, there's such a long history of things working in the favor of the Black community. The only reason that this became an issue at all was because the Sanford Police were happy to just write it off as another black kid who wasn't worth justice.

Victim's sister calling for shooter's arrest

Updated: Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012, 5:12 PM MST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012, 3:38 PM MST

LAVEEN - Police are saying more about a shooting at a Taco Bell Tuesday night in which one man died.

They're also identifying the victim as 29-year-old Daniel Adkins.

About 7:30 p.m., a 22-year-old man and his girlfriend ordered food at the Taco Bell drive-thru and were told to pull up while their order was prepared.

At the same time, Adkins stepped around a corner into the path of the vehicle and angry words were exchanged between he and the driver.

They got into an altercation and Adkins was shot once by the driver. He died at the scene.

The driver, a 22-year-old black male, called police but has not been arrested.

At first, the couple claimed that Adkins had a metal pipe that he swung at them -- but it turns out he was holding a dog leash with his yellow lab on the other end.

Family members want that driver arrested, but he's claiming self-defense.

"He needs to be behind bars. I'll never see my brother again," says sister Marina Reyes. "If he felt that my brother was threatening him, he could have easily just rolled up the window and called the cops."

A metal pipe or bat was never located. An independent witness did say Adkins swung his fists in the driver's direction.

“He swung his fist towards the driver window, and at some point the driver shot him,” says Phoenix Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson. “Just because we don’t book a person immediately does not mean we don’t charge a person at a later date.”

The dog, Lady, stayed by Adkins' side until the Humane Society came. Adkins lived with his mom and dad. He's 29, but his family says he's mentally disabled and has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old. He didn't drive, and walked wherever he went.

"This person is still on the loose and I don't agree with that. So he's saying self defense, then where's the weapon? Where's the pipe? They didn't find anything on my brother," says Reyes. "He was just too aggressive, you don't need to go that far."

The shooter's name has not been released. The investigation is still ongoing.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/cr ... n-4-4-2012