George Zimmerman talks to his attorney Mark O'Mara during his bond hearing in Sanford, Florida, on April 20, 2012. Judge Kenneth Lester set a 150,000 USD bond for the pre-trial release of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. The judge also imposed certain conditions on Zimmerman's release, including that he submit to electronic GPS tracking, a curfew and to periodically report to authorities. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Gary W. Green (Photo credit should read Gary W. Green/AFP/Getty Images)(Photo credit Gary W. Green/AFP/Getty Images)
Sanford, Fl (WAOK)-George Zimmerman, the man facing second degree murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin is out of a Florida jail on 150-thousand-dollars bond.
Zimmerman was released around midnight after his attorney Mark O’Mara and the prosecution worked out a deal to take him to an undisclosed location.
Zimmerman has admitted he shot Trayvon Martin who was unarmed, but Zimmerman says he shot the teen in self defense on Feb 26th. More on this latest development in one of the most watched cases in the nation from CBS News
As part of the bond deal Zimmerman must wear a GPS monitor and stick to a curfew. The start of the actual trial could be a year away.
