Judge sentences George Zimmerman shooter to 20 years in prison

Atlanta journal & Constitution ^ | 10/17/16

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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.

The man convicted of trying to kill George Zimmerman was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a judge Monday, despite arguments from his mother and wife that his trial was unfair.

Lisa Apperson, Matthew Apperson's wife, complained that the media painted her husband as a monster. She also accused many witnesses of lying during her husband's trial, saying it was "disturbing" to see the "amount of perjury."

Zimmerman told the court that jurors would see a different picture of Matthew Apperson, "if you were to ask his neighbors, if you were to ask the pool man." He also pointed out that only Matthew Apperson's wife and mother came to speak on his behalf.

"Only the two that could spew the lies through their teeth would appear (at the hearing)," he said.

Zimmerman is well-known for his arrest and acquittal in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman claimed he shot the teen in self-defense.

He was initially charged with second-degree murder.

On Sept. 16, a jury found Matthew Apperson guilty on charges of attempted second-degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle and aggravated assault with a firearm. The charges stem from a 2015 road-rage incident involving Zimmerman.

Matthew Apperson claimed he acted in self-defense. Zimmerman said the attack was unprovoked.

"There is nothing that Mr. Apperson did in his encounter with George Zimmerman on May 11, 2015, along Lake Mary Boulevard that was reasonable, prudent or cautious," prosecutor Stewart Stone told jurors.

Matthew Apperson testified that Zimmerman's history and his notoriety after the Martin case made Matthew Apperson jumpy during an altercation with Zimmerman months before the shooting.

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Video at link. Zimmerman may not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, for his own sake he should keep his big mouth shut and maintain a low profile, he's kinda acting like a White OJ Simpson. But Matthew Apperson, based on his record isn't exactly a pillar of the community either. BTW, interesting how Apperson is apparently a member of the NRA, according to his FB page but the media didn't make much mention of that little tidbit. Gee I wonder if it's because of WHO he took shots at?

[ichabod1]

Zimmerman needs to learn to confining his trolling to the internet. Next time he’s going to get himself killed.

[ColdOne]

Gee he is white...so will obama pardon him in January?

[Delta 21]

He has some kind of voodoo curse or guardian angel thing goin on.

Personally I wouldnt mess with him. The two guys that seriously tried havent fared too well.