Crime | George Zimmerman Zimmerman Posts Bail, Goes Back Into Hiding Lawyer requests permission for his client to leave Florida By Rob Quinn Posted Apr 23, 2012 1:07 AM CDT Updated Apr 23, 2012 7:56 AM CDT Copied George Zimmerman, left, walks out of the intake building at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with an unidentified man. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco) George Zimmerman is out of jail and back in hiding. He was released just after midnight today on $150,000 bond as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the AP reports. Zimmerman—who apologized to Martin's parents in a court hearing Friday—has been fitted with an electronic monitoring device. His lawyer has requested permission for his client to leave Florida. The Orlando Sentinel notes that before his arrest, Zimmerman was in hiding outside of Florida. Read These Next Scientists have discovered a huge added bonus of COVID vaccines. Mom helps evacuate 22 kids after spotting a school bus fire. Brewing storm could be one of the Atlantic's strongest ever. Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over Reagan ad. Report an error