George Zimmerman Surrenders in Florida

George Zimmerman surrendered to authorities in Florida Sunday, and was taken into custody at Seminole County Jail, two days after a judge revoked his $150,000 bond and ordered him to turn himself in.

Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. said on Friday that Zimmerman and his family lied to the court about their finances, and set a deadline of 2:30 p.m. Sunday for Zimmerman to surrender.

Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, had been living in an undisclosed location since being released on bond in April. According to his attorney, “there are significant threats” against his client.

On Friday, prosecutors argued that George Zimmerman and his wife Shelly did not disclose the $135,000 they had collected in donations for his defense at the initial bond hearing.

O’Mara said he would request a new bond hearing to address the court’s concern.

“The vast majority of the funds in question are in an independently managed trust, and neither Mr. Zimmerman or his attorneys have direct access to the money,” a statement from O’Mara’s office said. “The defense team hopes that Mr. Zimmerman’s voluntary surrender to Sanford police will help demonstrate to the court that he is not a flight risk.”

George Zimmerman pleaded not guilty to the second degree murder charge, claiming he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense. Martin’s family contends Zimmerman stalked and killed the unarmed teenager that night.

Benjamin Crump, the Martin family attorney, said the teen’s parents welcomed the news.

“They’ve always believed that if the shoe was on the other foot that Trayvon Martin would have been put in jail on day one and he would have not been given bail,” Crump said Friday.