George Zimmerman charged with assaulting girlfriend

ORLANDO, Fla.-After allegedly throwing a bottle of wine at his girlfriend Monday, George Zimmerman spent 14 hours in jail this weekend and faces aggravated assault charges and must surrender all his firearms, officials said.

Zimmerman, 31, was arrested Friday night in Lake Mary where he had been living in a home owned by his parents. His attorney Don West said the fight involved Zimmerman’s girlfriend, whom police have not identified.

Lake Mary Police spokeswoman Officer Bianca Gillett said the fight occurred Monday at Zimmerman’s Lake Mary residence. Though nobody involved called 911, police found out about the fight when an officer pulled Zimmerman’s girlfriend over for a routine traffic stop Monday night, Gillett said.

“The driver stated she was just involved in a domestic altercation with George Zimmerman,” Gillett said in a statement.

Zimmerman, the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer, was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the Feb. 26, 2012, shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford.

Zimmerman stood before Judge John Galluzzo Saturday morning and nodded as Galluzzo set a $5,000 bond. Zimmerman, who is unemployed, bonded out of jail at 12:25 p.m.

Though this incident didn’t involve a firearm, Galluzzo told Zimmerman that he had until Tuesday to surrender any firearms in his possession to a family member or a third party.

The judge also ordered Zimmerman to stay out of Volusia County and to have no contact with his girlfriend.

Zimmerman’s next court date is Feb. 17.