In his decision to allow a $150,000 bond, Judge Lester quickly set aside as "run of the mill" Zimmerman鈥檚 two previous brushes with the law 鈥� an assault arrest and an injunction over an allegation of domestic violence 鈥� and said the case at hand was his main focus.
Because of various threats made against Zimmerman, the judge said he would allow Zimmerman to move to another state for the time being, if it can be arranged, given that he wear a GPS locator and check back in with Florida authorities every three days.
鈥淚鈥檓 concerned [for his safety], I just am,鈥� O鈥橫ara said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 been an upswelling in this case because of the way it was handled initially, and that seems to be focused on George. Now that we see the evidence, maybe that frustration will be refocused away from George. We鈥檒l see. I would hope so.鈥�
