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BREAKING: George Zimmerman has been taken into custody after an altercation involving a gun. [View all]

BREAKING: George Zimmerman has been taken into custody after an altercation involving a gun.

LAKE MARY, Fla. -

George Zimmerman has been taken into custody in Central Florida on Monday after an incident involving a gun with another person.

Lake Mary police say they were called to a house on Sprucewood Road Monday afternoon after a report that Zimmerman was involved in an altercation with another person with a threat involved.

No other details were immediately available.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/george-zimmerman-taken-into-custody-after-incident-with-gun-police-say/-/1637132/21851424/-/tlxm3oz/-/index.html

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Thank God, Putin was there to stop the carnage Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #1

His now-estranged wife has said that liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #18

is it too much to imagine this is pathalogical? Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #21

Believe it or not, a couple of comments liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #27

All that, and he has a gun. TinkerTot55 Sep 2013 #101

Good think he was put away before that could happen Aerows Sep 2013 #31

Come on, you know it was because Obama is brilliant! cui bono Sep 2013 #23

Putin has bulletproof chest hair Dash87 Sep 2013 #24

o you devil you. Whisp Sep 2013 #44

Vlad would stand his ground!!!!!!! treestar Sep 2013 #102

Hunting big game sans shirt? Ding-dong. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #125

Oops! justiceischeap Sep 2013 #2

I have had a feeling this guy is a sociopath and wont be able to help himself from finding more VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #3

Glad I was sitting down when I received that shocking news. n/t winter is coming Sep 2013 #4

+1 MinneapolisMatt Sep 2013 #59

That didn't take long...nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #5

Damn that was fast nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #6

Thank G-d he hasn't killed anyone, again. Yet. leveymg Sep 2013 #7

he is a ticking time bomb nt. CitizenLeft Sep 2013 #8

OMG. This didn't take long./nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #9

But...didn't he save a family trapped under and overturned SUV? KansDem Sep 2013 #10

Someone threatening him, again. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #11

I imagine feeling threatened is his way of life right now Sheepshank Sep 2013 #138

What a thug. AZ Mike Sep 2013 #12

Bwaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha malaise Sep 2013 #13

Zimbo loves to brandish things Blue Owl Sep 2013 #14

The right turned him into an icon DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #15

right-wing hero = left-wing zero Blue Owl Sep 2013 #47

Right-wing hero = AMERICAN zero meow2u3 Sep 2013 #63

The wife got out just in time. grasswire Sep 2013 #16

I wonder if she was the other person? arcane1 Sep 2013 #29

He threatened her and her father according to reports maddezmom Sep 2013 #49

She is fortunate Marrah_G Sep 2013 #64

She knows all his secrets, and may be a danger to his liberty JimDandy Sep 2013 #71

The only surprise is that it took so long. nt TBF Sep 2013 #17

He belongs on the board of the NRA along with Ted, John, and Ollie. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #19

Mark O'Mara must be looking at a bigger home/nt DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #22

That motherfucker is already getting liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #38

This will give you a chuckle. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2013 #46

He did a good job defending a really bad client. JimDandy Sep 2013 #68

Lock his ass up before he kills again - nt Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #20

+1 Soylent Brice Sep 2013 #114

There's a surprise Aerows Sep 2013 #25

We talking about assad or zimmerman? The Straight Story Sep 2013 #26

Considering the story I'm replying to... Aerows Sep 2013 #37

That didn't take long. n/t BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #28

A WKMG reporter tweeted that the incident allegedly involved his wife's family: Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #30

Domestic battery (again) nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #34

Whatever happened, I am sure he's not responsible. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #42

The Wife and Father-In-Law were probably wearing hoodies. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #73

I imagine, yes. Wife staged it, she alerted police, alerted press, she hates me...waaah. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #80

I can't stand him, either. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #99

This guy needs to locked up maddezmom Sep 2013 #41

Agreed, he is a loose cannon. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #45

Now CNN is saying they found a gun at the scene but was not used in this altercation maddezmom Sep 2013 #62

Oh geeze, perhaps the mention from another source in this thread, there were no serious Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #65

Thank goodness the latest victim is still alive to testify. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #66

I can't rely on CNN for objectivity and more. They are getting as bad as FOX. olegramps Sep 2013 #74

Especially since they hired O'Mara liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #93

Wolf Blitzer is a boot licking creep. CNN's has become a GOP shill just like FOX. olegramps Sep 2013 #137

He just can't help himself. Ganja Ninja Sep 2013 #32

This guy is an unhinged threat to his community quinnox Sep 2013 #33

Too bad the jails are full to capacity felix_numinous Sep 2013 #35

They're calling it a case of domestic battery. pnwmom Sep 2013 #36

Murder/suicide on the installment plan graywarrior Sep 2013 #39

Report that it involves his soon to be ex wife's sufrommich Sep 2013 #40

. Go Vols Sep 2013 #43

Interesting, no significant injuries. So at least one person was injured on some level. n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #48

More being reported: Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #50

from helio camera warrior1 Sep 2013 #51

Someone is about to owe me a beer. redgreenandblue Sep 2013 #52

I think Zimmerman has serious mental problems. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #53

Don't mess with the Zimm JEFF9K Sep 2013 #54

Zimmerman's verdict makes him think he is James Bond with a License to Kill. Lint Head Sep 2013 #55

That was my first thought etherealtruth Sep 2013 #129

I can see it now, she slaps him and he pulls a gun. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #56

DU servers will explode LittleBlue Sep 2013 #57

CNN quotes police as saying that Zimmerman is in "investigative custody." Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #58

not going good for ole poo sniffer... ileus Sep 2013 #60

This is what happens shenmue Sep 2013 #61

Give that fucker enough time. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #67

Is it wrong hoping some other idiot with a gun will shoot him? OverBurn Sep 2013 #69

A perfect a$$hole shoot by another a$$hole is only poetic justice. olegramps Sep 2013 #78

Unfortunately, yes demwing Sep 2013 #90

I'm shocked. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #70

to be fair, his wife does have a tan and was eating Skittles NightWatcher Sep 2013 #72

Well that didn't take long. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #75

Leopards don't change their spots get the red out Sep 2013 #76

Sounds like Zman "touched" his gun during an argument. Something I think a lot of gun toters do to Hoyt Sep 2013 #77

theatened someone with a gun: get arrested; kill a black kid: noiretextatique Sep 2013 #79

Audio of the 9-1-1 call: The Straight Story Sep 2013 #81

Yikes! She sounded scared to death. Little Star Sep 2013 #91

Too bad he isn't like T. Cullen Davis was, filthy rich. duffyduff Sep 2013 #82

How does anyone in Florida get in trouble involving a gun these days? DFW Sep 2013 #83

Such a nice, pleasant young man, too. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #84

He has suffered wnough already. Gained wt, lost his wife. Poor Georgie. uppityperson Sep 2013 #86

Screw Syria, NSA, Recession, Repro Rights, Fracking, etc. We got ZIMMY AGAIN! Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #85

AND Miley's latest dry-humpapalooza...THAT is what really matters NM_Birder Sep 2013 #92

Well, there's always pitbulls, too. Humpapalooza indeed. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #112

Yes, how dare we discuss the after-effects of a nationally significant trial. nt Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #94

Discuss away! Choose your thread -- more of 'em dragged in by pitbulls, I see. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #113

Well you seem to be of the opinion that the story need not be discussed at all. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #118

Well, that is your opinion, Tommy... Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #121

No longer in custody according to this report maddezmom Sep 2013 #87

Yea, same in another source, too: Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #98

Is he not facing a civil suit for wrongful death? Generic Other Sep 2013 #88

It's my understanding that, under liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #95

There was a civil suit with his cousin that alleges long term sexual abuse not sure of the status. gordianot Sep 2013 #126

Surely he was just standing his ground. polichick Sep 2013 #89

He probably thought that she was looking him suspiciously, so he stood his ground MrScorpio Sep 2013 #96

She needs to get a restraining order on him STAT. And then she and her family kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #97

Gawker.com has the 911 call n/t Nevernose Sep 2013 #100

Gawker.com is reporting that neither the wife nor avebury Sep 2013 #104

I think they're probably too afraid liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #107

In my state no one gets to "press charges" Nevernose Sep 2013 #115

Well, complain jane Sep 2013 #103

Time Magazine's Man of the Year complain jane Sep 2013 #106

Maybe complain jane Sep 2013 #105

Occam's Razor.... Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2013 #110

He BLAMED HIS WIFE and they LET HIM GO....!!!!! MADem Sep 2013 #108

Just read a tweet that said the house had video cameras and they were going to check them out maddezmom Sep 2013 #109

Who was the woman mentioned during the call? Nevernose Sep 2013 #116

Not sure maddezmom Sep 2013 #124

. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #111

Someone needs to send him a strong message. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2013 #117

George thinks he's invincible pokerfan Sep 2013 #119

We've always known he was a violent POS, but the jurors ecstatic Sep 2013 #120

He needs walls Aerows Sep 2013 #122

Hopefully nobody will get hurt when he committs the inevitable felony that will put him where he arely staircase Sep 2013 #123

Article UPDATED: no charges filed. ManiacJoe Sep 2013 #127

The Z Man is invincible ... napkinz Sep 2013 #128

+1 treestar Sep 2013 #131

There he goes again ... napkinz Sep 2013 #130

His soon-to-be-ex wife and her family. Police let him go (again) but took his gun. 911 recording ... Triana Sep 2013 #132

And the gun was returned to him maddezmom Sep 2013 #133

Jesus Christmas... Triana Sep 2013 #134

I would have thought if they were going to take it they would keep it maddezmom Sep 2013 #135

Until he threatens/shoots someone else. Triana Sep 2013 #136