George Zimmerman Arrested for Assault With Weapon

George Zimmerman was arrested Friday for aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weapon after allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend, Florida police and his lawyer said. He was detained at 10 p.m in Lake Mary, near Orlando, booking record shows. At a Saturday morning court appearance, Zimmerman, 31, was granted a $5,000 bond, which he posted. He was released from jail at 12:25 p.m., and was ordered to not have any contact with the alleged victim or travel to Volusia County, where she lives, NBC affiliate WESH reported. A lawyer for Zimmerman said the woman is his girlfriend, and the incident involved him allegedly tossing a wine bottle at her earlier this week at his Lake Mary home, according to the Sun-Sentinel newspaper. Zimmerman is expected to appear in court again Feb. 17. He was acquitted by a Florida jury in 2013 of second-degree murder in connection with the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. He filed a defamation suit against NBC News but a judge dismissed that claim last summer. He has appealed the judge's decision.

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