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Matthew Apperson has been convicted of attempted murder of George Zimmerman, firing a gun into a vehicle, and aggravated assault. The trial occurred in the same courtroom where Zimmerman was found not guilty by reason of self defense, in the killing of Trayvon Martin.  The sentence was handed down yesterday, on October 17th.  It is for a minimum of 20 years in prison. Apperson claimed self defense.  He said that as he was driving, Zimmerman accelerated, and that as he approached Zimmerman's vehicle from behind and to the right, he accessed his firearm, because he feared Zimmerman.  Then, as...

The Seminole County man convicted of shooting at George Zimmerman as the two drove down Lake Mary Boulevard in separate vehicles was sentenced today to 20 years in prison. A Seminole County jury found 38-year-old Matthew Apperson guilty last month of attempted second-degree murder, armed aggravated assault and shooting into a vehicle.

A Seminole County jury deliberated for nearly four hours Friday before finding a man guilty of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm for shooting at George Zimmerman's truck in May. The jury also convicted Matthew Apperson, 27, of shooting into an occupied vehicle and aggravated assault with a firearm. The Winter Springs man faces a minimum of 20 years in prison because the crimes involved a gun. His wife and mother, who attended the five-day trial, walked out crying and would not comment. Apperson, a paralegal, sought to convince jurors he acted in self defense when he shot a single...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Seminole County judge denied a bond request Thursday afternoon for a man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman. During the hearing, Matthew Apperson's attorney argued his client should be granted bond, because Apperson has high blood pressure and back pain. Apperson was arrested in May for an attempted second-degree murder charge. He's accused of shooting at Zimmerman as the two drove in separate vehicles along Lake Mary Boulevard. In October, Apperson was found guilty in an unrelated public urination case, for which he served 60 days in jail. "He was on bond for a very...

A Florida man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman in a road-rage case has been convicted of urinating on his neighbor's porch. The Orlando Sentinel reports that a jury found 36-year-old Matthew Apperson guilty of disorderly conduct Wednesday. A pool cleaner testified that he saw Apperson urinating on the porch in June. Apperson testified that wasn't possible because he was diagnosed with a shy bladder when he was 8.

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<p>Sanford – The Winter Springs man who's awaiting trial on charges he shot at former Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman is in trouble with the law again.</p> <p>A pool man says Matthew Apperson urinated on his neighbor's front door one day while she was gone. Prosecutors have charged Apperson with disorderly conduct and are asking a judge to revoke his bond and throw him back in jail.</p>

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The State Attorney's Office filed attempted second-degree murder charges against Matthew Apperson Thursday. Apperson is accused of firing a shot at George Zimmerman as Zimmerman was driving on Lake Mary Boulevard May 11.

LAKE MARY, Fla. — The man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman bonded out of jail Saturday afternoon. Channel 9 was there as Matthew Apperson walked out of the Seminole County Jail. He had no comment. A judge set a $35,000 bond for Apperson earlier in the day and ordered him to turn in any guns to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office within 24 hours of his release, and to have no contact with Zimmerman. "I don't care whether you've been shopping at Publix for two hours and have a full cart of groceries or whatever. You see Mr. Zimmerman...

Matthew Apperson is the suspect in the assassination attempt on George Zimmerman The treatment by the old media of the assassination attempt on George Zimmerman has been astounding in its willful spin.  It is clear that George Zimmerman was attacked without provocation by a mentally unstable man who was obsessed with him.  He narrowly missed being killed after attempting to escape the situation, and there are numerous witnesses that corroborate his version of events.   Apperson has been arrested on three extremely serious charges.  They are: Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon Firing a...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Police in Lake Mary have arrested a Winter Springs man on charges related to a shooting that took place Monday involving George Zimmerman. Matthew Apperson, 35, turned himself in Friday evening, police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett said. Apperson was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and firing a deadly missile into an occupied conveyance. "After conducting numerous interviews throughout the week, detectives determined that Mr. Apperson did intentionally fire his weapon into the vehicle occupied by George Zimmerman without provocation," Gillett said in a statement. Apperson is accused of firing...

The man who shot at George Zimmerman, Matt Apperson, was arrested at approximately 6:40pm. Charges: One count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. One count of aggravated battery with deadly weapon. One count of firing deadly missile into an occupied vehicle.

Bullet hole in George Zimmerman's vehicle. It appears that George Zimmerman, who has survived the violent attack by Treyvon Martin, survived the media persecution, survived the trial, had his marriage destroyed and a reward posted on his head for the temerity of surviving, has apparently survived an assassination attempt.   A bullet narrowly missed George Zimmerman's head, leading to non-life threatening wounds.  The man who tried to kill him, seems to have thought he had succeeded.  From wesh.com: Zimmerman's attorney Don West said a bullet missed Zimmerman's head, but he was sprayed with glass from his vehicle's windshield and other...

Matthew Apperson is under investigation over a shot fired into Zimmerman's car earlier this week  Apperson, 35, was said by neighbors to be 'irrational and unstable' in days leading up to Zimmerman confrontationOne neighbor called police when she found a squirrel killed with a BB gun and told officer she feared it was 'a sign' from AppersonPolice documents show he has also been investigated after telling phone canvasser he was planning to kill a trespasser with his Magnum .357Decision due within days on whether Apperson will be charged over shot fired at Zimmerman which he says was self-defense     

Tells press “This is your opportunity to get out of my face right now.” So this should be interesting: Matthew Apperson, the man who yesterday fired a bullet at George Zimmerman’s head and missed, is now claiming through his lawyer, Mark NeJame, that he did so in self-defense in response to Zimmerman brandishing a gun at him. Florida news station WFTV is also reporting that Apperson has a history at least six arrests in Seminole County alone, including twice for DUI in 2000 (once found guilty of DUI, once found guilty of reduced charge of reckless driving-alcohol related), twice for...