George Zimmerman, acquitted earlier this month on murder charges tied to Trayvon Martin's death on February 2012, was stopped for speeding in Texas, saying he was armed and going "nowhere in particular."
inForney.com says the officer asked Zimmerman where he was headed. His reply: "Nowhere in particular."
"Nowhere in particular," said the officer, according to inForney.com. "Why is that?"
"You didn't see my name?" said Zimmerman.
"Wow," said the officer, "what a coincidence."
According to KTVT-Channel 11, "At some point Zimmerman asked the officer if he recognized him from television, and the officer said he did not."
According to inForney.com, Zimmerman was pulled over Sunday heading west on US Highway 80 just past FM 548. TMZ is reporting that when he was stopped, Zimmerman told officers he had a gun in his glove compartment.
"Just take it easy, go ahead and shut your glove compartment and don't play with your firearm, ok?" the officer said according to inforney.com.
Zimmerman's defense team said in a tweet Wednesday that "For his safety, we won't make any comments about Zimmerman's whereabouts, and we will work to protect his privacy."
Shawn Vincent, the spokesman said, Zimmerman last communicated with his defense team last Friday, when he was still in Florida.
His brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., clarified what happened with a brief tweet of his own: "A heavy foot ... Nothing more."
"They can't even say that George did something good for them because people out there believe he's so toxic even though he's been acquitted," said Mark O'Mara, Zimmerman's attorney, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Zimmerman was found not guilty of second degree murder on July 13 for shooting the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a Sanford, Florida, neighborhood.
"Our family receives many death threats," the Zimmerman family said in a statement. "We all continue to take our security seriously and to ensure our safety in accordance with the law."
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