Detective in Zimmerman Case Says He Was Pressured to Press Charges
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, July 14, 2012, 11:36 AM
On February 26, 2012, neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin dead. The next day he passed a lie detector test. Despite this, the judge on the case jailed and then re-jailed Zimmerman.
Autopsy results after the shooting revealed that Trayvon Martin had only two injuries on his body – a fatal gunshot wound and bloody knuckles.
George Zimmerman had a fractured nose, two black eyes and cuts on the back of his head following the incident.
Now this…
The lead Sanford Police investigator who sought manslaughter charges against George Zimmerman told the FBI that a sergeant and two other officers tried to pressure him into making an arrest in the controversial case.
The Miami Herald reported:
Records released Thursday show a federal law-enforcement agent accompanied George Zimmerman to his police interrogations, and FBI interviews did not turn up any sign of racial bias in the shooting of Trayvon Martin – Telling the FBI that he was concerned that people inside the police department were leaking information, Serino cited Sgt. Arthur Barnes, officers Rebecca Villalona and Trekelle Perkins “as all pressuring him to file charges against Zimmerman after the incident,” an FBI report said. “Serino did not believe he had enough evidence at the time to file charges.” The summary of Serino’s statement does not mention the race of the officers who allegedly pressured him, but sources told The Miami Herald that Barnes and Perkins are black, and Villalona is married to an African-American man. All three, the source said, had been called in by their supervisor and questioned about leaking information in the case.
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Mahdi Al-Dajjal commented:
It won’t matter that these black police employees leaked information to the press nor pressured the office to press charges. THEY’RE BLACK! As such, they cannot be fired without approval from the Injustice Department which is run by black people. Now a white employee on the other hand doesn’t enjoy any protected status under the Federal Gov’t.
Ragspierre commented:
Interesting that people are so quick to ASSume these cops leaked.
Based on a Mushroom Media report.
Claiming an FBI report as its source.
Reciting hearsay from Serino about his own speculation.
I also note the careful omission of this part of the press article…
“The report does not make clear why Serino would feel pressure from Barnes and the other two officers he mentioned, when he had the backing of the police chief. Chief Lee was fired last month for his role in the widely disparaged investigation.
Serino did not respond to a request for comment and in the past has declined to speak to The Miami Herald.”
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/12/2892510_p2/more-evidence-released-in-zimmerman.html#storylink=cpy
Seems people here…like people who are black racists…are very quick to condemn people based on their color.
MVH commented:
Well, well, well. Just add their names to list of opportunists with personal agendas and political Machiavellians headed by Special Prosecutor, Angela Corey. So much for the rule of law
Evidence? Evidence? What evidence?
Jeremiah Lloyd commented:
No doubt it’s racists blacks at the top who feel so protected that they don’t fear getting caught when doing a lynching. The dumb idiot white toadies will be the ones prosecuted if anyone is held responsible like the prosecutor at Duke. These jokers will probably face no consequences just by saying a slur was thrown after they went out on a racist wilding in Chicago.
Accused Of Jumping From Limo, Beating People On Wrigleyville Street
July 8, 2012 9:30 PM
Wrigleyville Mob Attack Suspects
(l-r) Corry Simmons, 32; Donald Robinson Jr. 31; Edward Robinson, 31; and Alvin Goffin, 32, are charged with beating three men in a mob attack in Wrigleyville. (Credit: Chicago Police)
UPDATED 07/09/12 – 4:24 p.m.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Four men have been charged with attacking four other people – including an off-duty Chicago police officer – for no apparent reason early Sunday, but the suspects’ relatives said the men had been taunted with racial slurs and one of the suspects was grabbed from behind during the confrontation.
Police and prosecutors said the four suspects were in a white stretch limousine around 2 a.m. Sunday on Clark Street and Cornelia Avenue, when they jumped out of the limo and began punching and kicking four other people.
Corry Simmons, 32; Donald Robinson Jr. 31; Edward Robinson, 31, all of the North Lawndale neighborhood; and Alvin Goffin, 32, of the South Side, all face felony charges of mob action.
Corry Simmons was also charged with aggravated battery and resisting a police officer. Edward and Donald Robinson – who are cousins – were also charged with aggravated battery.
Bail was set at $250,000 for Goffin on Monday and $400,000 each for the other three defendants.
Ragspierre commented:
#4 You might want some counseling for that whole “victim complex” you got going there, dude.
Everything you posted shows the perps here were arrested, charged, and a high bail was set.
So…WTF?
Francesca commented:
#2 – The thing is that Zimmermann is also a person of color, or don’t Hispanics count?
earl commented:
No, hispanic’s dont count.. Liberals were hoping to steel this crime as a WHITE on BLACK crime to change GUN LAWS nothing more..
Who’da thunk a guy name “Zimmerman” wasn’t really all white!?!?!?!
Stan25 commented:
Zimmerman is “White Hispanic”, according to the New York Slimes. Thus, he is not a member of the protected class.
Opaobie commented:
#2 Ragspierre
“The report does not make clear why Serino would feel pressure from Barnes and the other two officers he mentioned, when he had the backing of the police chief. Chief Lee was fired last month for his role in the widely disparaged investigation.
Serino did not respond to a request for comment and in the past has declined to speak to The Miami Herald.”
You answer your own criticism in your own post.
1. Chief Lee, who, after investigating thoroughly, taking witness statements, giving Zimmerman a lie detector test, examining evidence (even more of which is now being released to exonerate Zimmerman), found no probable cause to file charges was FIRED for not going along with the lynching of Zimmerman.
2. The entire national media, including the Miami Herald, have hidden and distorted facts and brought a lot of pressure on the officers involved who found NO justification for filing charges.
3. Who knows what internal pressure was being put on Serino by the other cops he identified as pressuring him and possibly external pressure from above and outside groups that he didn’t have to mention, we already know about them. We know how much lynch-mobbing the “New Black Panthers”, Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Holder, Obama, and all the other race-baiters were bringing to bear, and shamefully the Governor and “Special Prosecutor”…..too much more to point out your nearsightedness.
Serino probably clammed up after watching what happened to anyone else who wouldn’t follow the lynching narrative, including his own Chief. I wouldn’t talk to the press either if I were Serino or any other officer in that department.
Ragspierre commented:
#10 Nice pile of steaming assumption, unsupported belief, speculation and outright BS.
But, hey, you are as good as the New Black Panther Party.
pink tie Republican commented:
Black trumps brown.
Tim in Cali commented:
George Zimmerman is a political prisoner .
The media and black politicians are determined to lynch a White-Hispanic.
Even if they sequester the jury,I have no doubt, their private info will be leaked out.
Social bullying and intimidation has been perfected by Liberals
Ragspierre commented:
#14 So, according to you, the Free Mumia crazies are right?!?
Americans are all too stupid to govern themselves or serve on a jury.
Good to get positions clear here.
bruce commented:
move the trial to central maine so we can turn mr.zimmerman lose so he can sue every one involved in him being falsely arrested and prosecuted.
Practical Jane commented:
An innocent man being used as a pawn to further the racist and gun control memes of the Oministration. George could be any white skinned, law abiding American. We’re all Zimmerman.
They’re trying to scare us into not defending ourselves. I’m in Florida and I carry. This could be me – or you. Don’t be cowed.
Gregory Potemkin commented:
We’re at a point in US History where White people my age (62) have seen an entire lifetime of racist black discrimination against people of our color. Honestly, I’ve never seen overt bias against any Negro.
archer52 commented:
Practical Jane is right, the “tipping point” we’ve all feared and talked about that would make this nation’s leaders arrest and prosecute people due to political gain came and went, without us taking much notice.
Zimmerman may be one but he’s not the first or the last. I am ashamed to say I voted for Rick Scott, but I won’t make that mistake again.
Any leader who is willing to have one innocent man targeted and arrested falsely to appease race baiters and to make his job easier will be willing to arrest ten next time, if the stakes are high enough.
Wait till BO gets reelected. You need to read my book. I figured it would happen, just not so soon.
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