Accused Florida murderer George
Zimmerman will be allowed to go free on bond after a dramatic two-hour
hearing, where he took the stand and apologized for gunning down Trayvon
Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old.
"I wanted to say I am sorry for
the loss of your son," a stoic Zimmerman said from the witness stand. "I
did not know how old he was. I thought he was a little bit younger than
I am and I did not know if he was armed or not."
The judge ordered Zimmerman to
remain in jail for one more day, but could be released while awaiting
trial if his family posts a $150,000 bond. Prosecutors who charged the
now infamous neighborhood watchman with second degree murder lost their
argument that the bond be $1 million.
Once released, Zimmerman may even
be able to leave Florida if conditions of electronic monitoring can be
satisfied with officers responsible for tracking his whereabouts.
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