Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Sanford Police won’t return to George Zimmerman his gun and other evidence used at his murder trial after the FBI urged against giving back the weapon, The Orlando Sentinel reports.
It’s a sign that the Justice Department is moving forward with an investigation into whether Zimmerman violated the civil rights of Trayvon Martin, a black, unarmed 17-year-old who was shot dead, The Orlando Sentinel wrote.
The request comes less than a week after a six-member jury acquitted Zimmerman following 16 hours of deliberations.
“The evidence is just in a hold status, pending their DOJ investigation,” Sanford police spokesman Capt. Jim McAuliffe told the Sentinel.
