The Tallahassee O

Posted: Sun 9:53 AM, Apr 14, 2013 | WCTV.Tv Reporter: Associated Press Email Officer Accused of Having Trayvon Martin Target Associated Press Release PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A police officer accused of bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range has been fired. Port Canaveral Interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh said on […]

Posted: Tue 5:59 PM, Feb 26, 2013 | WCTV.Tv Reporter: NAACP News Release Email NAACP Statement on First Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s Death NAACP News Release At the one-year anniversary of his untimely death, the NAACP mourns the loss of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. On February 26, 2012, Martin, an unarmed teen, was shot to death […]

Posted: Fri 11:21 PM, Feb 22, 2013 | WCTV.Tv Reporter: Matt Galka Email Updated: Fri 11:34 PM, Feb 22, 2013 State Task Force Sticks By ‘Stand Your Ground’ Please Click Here For WCTV Video _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed a panel to look over Florida’s gun laws including Stand Your Ground back in April […]

Posted: Thu 6:12 PM, Dec 20, 2012 Reporter: Matt Galka  Email | WCTV.Tv Updated: Thu 6:15 PM, Dec 20, 2012 Changes Coming for ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law? Chris Smith, (D) – Fort Lauderdale, filed a senate bill revising Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law as a response to the death of Trayvon Martin earlier this year. The […]

Posted: 5:57 PM Jun 13, 2012 Judge: Zimmerman Statements Can Be Released Prosecutors in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman filed their list of witnesses and evidence in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin at the Seminole County clerk’s office. Reporter: The News Service of Florida __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ George Zimmerman appears before Circuit Judge Kenneth […]

Posted: 4:40 PM Jun 12, 2012 George Zimmerman’s Wife Charged with Perjury Authorities say the wife of Trayvon Martin’s shooter is being accused of lying to a judge about their finances during his bond hearing and faces one count of perjury. Reporter: Kyle Hightower, AP _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ George Zimmerman appears before Circuit Judge Kenneth R. Lester […]

Fla. gets divided opinions on self-defense laws Last Update: 2:18 pm |  WTXL.Com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Thousands of people across Florida and the nation are giving sharply divided opinions on the state’s controversial self-defense laws. A task force created by Gov. Rick Scott to look at the laws will hold its first public hearing […]

HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE UP FOR A GAME OF HIDE—AND—GO—SEEK? HIDE: In April 2012, Attorney David Chester of Tallahassee filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Larry Campbell and Sgt. Brian Pearson.  The lawsuit alleges that Sgt. Pearson, the lead detective in the shooting death of David Mays, kept a “secret” file on the Mays investigation.  […]

Defense: George Zimmerman in police custody Last Update: 2:04 pm |  WTXL.Com (UPDATE: 2:00 PM, 6/3/12) MIAMI (AP) – The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged in the killing of Trayvon Martin, says he is in police custody in Florida. Zimmerman’s legal team said in a tweet Sunday that he was in police […]

Stand Your Ground Drawing Public Interest As policymakers study the controversy surrounding the “stand your ground” self defense law, the issue is drawing interest from a broad swath of the general public. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 24, 2012 Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida As policymakers study the controversy surrounding the “stand your ground” self […]