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LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP)— The sobbing wife of George Zimmerman called 911 Monday to report that her estranged husband was threatening her with a gun and had punched her father in the nose, but hours later she decided not to press charges against the man acquitted of all charges for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Lake […]

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LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s wife has called police to her father’s house, saying the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder threatened her with a gun. Lake Mary Police Chief Steve Bracknell says Shellie Zimmerman called police shortly after 2 p.m. Monday. Bracknell says Zimmerman hasn’t been arrested and officers are […]

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s wife is asking in divorce papers that he pay for a permanent life insurance policy with her named as the beneficiary. Shellie Zimmerman asked in the petition released Friday that a judge order George Zimmerman to pay the premiums on the policy. She also is seeking an equal distribution […]

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s wife is filing for divorce. Attorney Kelly Sims confirmed Thursday that his client, Shellie Zimmerman, is divorcing her husband of six years. Shellie Zimmerman pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor for lying during a bail hearing after her husband’s arrest for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin […]

Last month, George Zimmerman stood trial for the 2012 shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and was acquitted of second-degree murder, and now his wife,…

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s wife says she’s going to have to “think about” whether she stays married to him. Shellie Zimmerman made the comments to ABC on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing following her husband’s arrest for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon […]

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s wife pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing after her husband’s arrest, and she was sentenced to a year’s probation and 100 hours of community service. Shellie Zimmerman, 26, had been charged with felony perjury after she lied about the couple’s assets […]

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The former neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin told his wife to buy bulletproof vests for them and for his attorney, according to jailhouse calls released Monday. "As uncomfortable as it is, I want you wearing one," George Zimmerman told his wife. Zimmerman was wearing a bulletproof vest when he […]

Roland Martin talks with legal expert Natalie Jackson about the recent arrest of George Zimmerman's wife for perjury.