Bond Reset for George Zimmerman at $1 Million

Submitted by Anonymous on July 5, 2012 - 12:23pm

Bond has been set again for neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, this time at $1 million, according to Fox News.

Zimmerman, who faces a second-degree murder charge in the Feb. 26 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, was ordered back to jail last month for allegedly misleading the court about his finances when first allowed out of jail on a $150,000 bond.

Zimmermans defense called the failure to disclose having raised $135,000 through a legal defense fund an innocent misunderstanding."

On Thursday, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester granted bond again for Zimmerman, this time at the higher amount.

Zimmerman, 28, claimed he acted in self-defense under the states Stand Your Ground law.

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