Cops: Matthew Apperson arrested after shooting involving George Zimmerman

[Angel Martin]

Source: Orlando Sentinel

Lake Mary Police arrested a Winter Springs man Friday on charges related to a shooting involving George Zimmerman earlier this week.

Matthew Apperson, 35, turned himself in Friday evening, police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett said.

Apperson was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and firing a deadly missile into an occupied conveyance.

Police have released a 911 call from the shooting involving George Zimmerman, which sent the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer to the hospital with minor injuries.

"After conducting numerous interviews throughout the week, detectives determined that Mr. Apperson did intentionally fire his weapon into the vehicle occupied by George Zimmerman without provocation," Gillett said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman/os-matthew-apperson-arrested-george-zimmerman-20150515-story.html

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[cosmicone]

1. Main charge against him: Bad aim. n/t

[backscatter712]

27. My thoughts exactly. n/t

[sweetapogee]

44. imagine if

the bullet, after passing thru zimmies car, struck an innocent bystander? Visualize, if you will, the irony that if Mr. Apperson is found (or pleads) guilty, depending on the charge, he very well could lose his ability to lawfully own/carry a firearm, while the zimster retains his.

[onehandle]

2. Florida Man vs. Florida Man. nt

[jaysunb]

3. He's likely to get more time than Zimmerman

did for killing a child.

[backscatter712]

4. He's gonna have to try the Stand Your Ground defense now... n/t

[madville]

32. Zimmerman didn't use it

his lawyers went with the traditional self-defense defense. Stand Your Ground law which most states use isn't the best defense in many cases

[Skittles]

33. if anyone was defending their life

it was Travyon, against that gun humping paranoid piece of SHIT Zimmerman

[Oktober]

37. Unless Martin threw the first punch...

[Aristus]

42. Unless?...

Whatever way it shakes out, Trayvon Martin was unarmed, and Zimmerman shot him to death. It's a sad day when a DU-er defends that festering pus-bag masquerading as a human being...

[samsingh]

41. i agree

[Bjorn Against]

5. I hope he takes it to trial

I would love to see Zimmerman get called to testify under oath.

[LisaL]

7. He is the one who is going to be on trial, not the one deciding to take it to trial.

[Bjorn Against]

9. The defendant is the one who decides if it goes to trial.

If he pleads guilty it does not go to trial, if he pleads not guilty then there is a trial.

In a trial witnesses are subpoenaed to testify and if this went to trial Zimmerman would almost certainly be issued a subpoena. The fact that Zimmerman is not on trial means that he can't plead the fifth.

[blueridge3210]

10. Umm, re-read the 5th Amendment.

if compelled to testify in a criminal proceeding Zimmerman could, most certainly, assert his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination. It does not matter that he is not charged in this case.

[joshcryer]

15. Sure, but he'd get immunity.

[blueridge3210]

17. He could still invoke his 5th Amendment rights.

Some people have such a "hate-fest" regarding Zimmerman that they repeatedly ignore the law and the facts in evidence. He seriously should have gotten some counseling once the trial was concluded; he's "damaged" at this point and in some ways is his own worst enemy.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. If you refuse to testify after a grant of immunity, you can be held in contempt.

If you are in no jeopardy, this fifth doesn't protect.

[blueridge3210]

21. Only if you have already agreed to testify in exchange for immunity.

Let's say I'm Zimmerman's co-defendant in a criminal case (for argument's sake, Armed Robbery). The State offers me immunity in exchange for my testimony against Z. I get on the stand and suddenly realize my testimony will implicate me in an unrelated case. I refuse to testify as agreed. The judge can find me in contempt.

If I'm the victim of an assault and am issued a subpoena and am asked a question about the assault I am still free to invoke my 5th Amendment rights. The government doesn't get to say "we're granting full immunity" as a work around.

[joshcryer]

23. Kastigar v. United States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastigar_v._United_States

There are so many cases of journalists or witnesses in protest situations not testifying against the other protesters or rioters. Journalists in particular spend a lot of cumulative time in jail for not giving up their sources.

[Calista241]

43. The questions would also be limited in scope.

Nobody gets to go off on a fishing expedition for shit that doesn't matter to the case before the court.

[Initech]

6. Why arrest him? He should be getting a pat on the back.

[Gary 50]

39. He should have been arrested.....

for missing.

[jmowreader]

8. Sentence him to thirty days on a practice range

If someone shoots George Zimmerman, they need to do a hell of a lot better job.

[bravenak]

11. I know this sounds crazy...

Maybe the guy (Apperson)was the aggressor this time? Apparently they accuse each other of harassment. Sounds like a personal dispute gone wrong.

[totodeinhere]

13. It true that doesn't change the fact that Zimmerman is a murderous racist asshole.

n/t

[bravenak]

14. True.

[840high]

22. Not crazy

[SkyDaddy7]

28. Or maybe that guy is simply

Terrified of Zimmerman and his reputation?

Regardless he will go to prison only making Zimmerman's GOD COMPLEX even worse! Smh.

[backscatter712]

29. Zim sure seems to be a magnet for this sort of thing... n/t

[LisaL]

38. Police report states that Apperson appears to have a fixation on Zimmerman.

[Plucketeer]

12. Poor Zimmy!

Trouble just seems to dog him wherever he goes!

[blackspade]

16. "without provocation"

Yeah right.

[Dawson Leery]

19. Stand your ground.

[Baitball Blogger]

20. what was the altercation about?

[jwirr]

24. I read that the shooter said that Z was stalking him.

[christx30]

26. Z was just doing his job

as a neighborhood watch captain.

[madville]

36. Quite possible this guy was stalking Zimmerman

They keep having "incidents". One of them is stalking the other, if the cops arrested this guy it's quite possible he's the one doing the stalking.

[jwirr]

40. Sure but don't forget we know Z has a job the requires stalking!

[Vattel]

25. I hope Zimmerman doesn't get shot dead by some nutcase who thinks they know

that Zimmerman murdered Martin.

[Rozlee]

30. Zimmerman evidently now imagines himself to be some indestructible juggernaut.

He's gotten away with murder and people keep dropping charges against him for his threatening and violent behavior. I wonder how far he can keep pushing the envelope before it all blows up in his face. I'm not sure if his behavior is escalating or not, but he sure seems to be getting in a lot of trouble in the three years since he murdered Trayvon Martin.

[Marie Marie]

31. And once again...

Zimmy can play the Victim.