{"id":65028,"date":"2018-05-08T05:23:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T05:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=65028"},"modified":"2018-05-08T05:23:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T05:23:15","slug":"george-zimmerman-made-gator-threat-private-investigator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/george-zimmerman-made-gator-threat-private-investigator.html","title":{"rendered":"George Zimmerman made &#8220;gator&#8221; threat to private investigator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 18pt;color: #000000\">George Zimmerman made &#8220;gator&#8221; threat to private investigator<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin, has been charged with misdemeanor stalking after allegedly threatening and harassing a private investigator last year, according to Seminole County officials. He&#8217;s accused of stalking the private investigator, Dennis Warren, in December 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">According to a Seminole County Sheriff&#8217;s report, Warren was hired by production company Cinemart Productions, which was producing a documentary about Martin&#8217;s 2012 death, to track down people to participate in the documentary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Warren said he left a voicemail for Zimmerman in September 2017 asking him to participate. He told police that was his only attempt to contact Zimmerman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Warren and the documentary&#8217;s producer both said they received threatening messages from Zimmerman, who was apparently upset because his family members had been contacted, according to the police report. Zimmerman allegedly texted the producer, &#8220;Help Mrs. Warren out and give him a heads up, I&#8217;m going to find him. And I&#8217;m bringing hell with me.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">According to the report, Zimmerman also allegedly texted, &#8220;Dennis is a [expletive] who bothered my uncle in his home &#8230; local or former law enforcement officer he&#8217;s well on his way to the inside of a gator as well. 10-4?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Warren said Zimmerman began contacting him on Dec. 17, saying he received 21 phone calls, 38 text messages, and seven voicemails in a span of just over two hours. One of the voicemails allegedly said, &#8220;Answer your phone, [expletive]&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;ll see you before you realize it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Warren contacted the sheriff&#8217;s office and said he was concerned for his safety, along with his family&#8217;s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">When a deputy advised Warren to respond and ask Zimmerman to stop the communication or Warren would involve law enforcement, Zimmerman allegedly refused and continued the texts. Zimmerman allegedly texted a link to an article in which he was quoted as saying, &#8220;I know how to handle people who [expletive] with me, I have since February 2012&#8221; and &#8220;Anyone who [expletive] with my parents will be fed to an alligator.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The warrant says that Zimmerman yelled profanities at a Seminole County sergeant who called him on Jan. 3, berated her and said, &#8220;You have been involved with me since that Martin kid.&#8221; Zimmerman then called the agency, according to the police report, and asked for further communication to be through his lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The affidavit said police found Zimmerman knew about Warren and his family&#8217;s whereabouts and that &#8220;coupled with the direct references to do personal harm,&#8221; Warren was afraid for his safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The Seminole County Sheriff&#8217;s Office submitted their report on the case to the state attorney&#8217;s office on March 14, reports CBS affiliate WKMG-TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Zimmerman was served with a summons on May 3 and was scheduled for an arraignment May 30.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 8pt;color: #000000\">Source:-https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/george-zimmerman-gator-threat-private-investigator-misdemeanor-stalking-charge-today-2018-05-07\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/george-zimmerman-made-gator-threat-private-investigator.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Zimmerman made &#8220;gator&#8221; threat to private investigator George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin, has been charged with misdemeanor stalking after allegedly threatening and harassing a private investigator last year, according to Seminole County officials. 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