Zimmerman out on bail
Former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed black teenager Travyon Martin, was released on Friday from a Florida county jail on $1 million bail.
Zimmerman fitted with electronic monitoring device
George Zimmerman has been released on bail for the second time today, after posting $1 million bail, a sheriff's spokeswoman in Florida said. It is not immediately clear how the Zimmermans came up with the money.
His bail restrictions are said to be "significantly tighter" than when he was released in April: he has to wear an electronic monitoring device as the judge said he believed Zimmerman and his wife Shellie had intended to flee the country.
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