(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - A judge Friday revoked bond for George
Zimmerman, and gave the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Florida
teen Trayvon Martin 48 hours to surrender.
Pictures: Trayvon Martin shooting
Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. said that Zimmerman engaged in "material falsehood" about money in issuing his ruling.
About
an hour before the ruling came, prosecutors in the second-degree murder
case again Zimmerman had filed a new motion requesting the bond
revocation.They contended Zimmerman's wife knew about the donations he
had collected through a PayPal account, but didn't mention the money at
his bond hearing.
Zimmerman's PayPal account collected more than $200,000, his attorney later revealed.
"Defendant
has intentionally deceived the court with the assistance of his wife,
Shelley Zimmerman.
During the jail phone calls both of them spoke in
code to hide what they were doing," the motion read.
The judge said Zimmerman had misled the court at his bond hearing.
The defense says the finances are an innocent misunderstanding. READ MORE
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