Zimmerman gets bail
Published:Monday | April 23, 2012 | 2:29 PM
George Zimmerman, the Latino accused of killing black teenager Trayvon Martin has been released from jail on bail.
Reports say the neighbourhood watch volunteer left the Seminole County jail late last night on a $150,000 bond.
The 28-year-old is set to go on trial on second-degree murder charges for the February 26 fatal shooting of the unarmed black 17-year-old.
At his bail hearing, the judge said Zimmerman must inform the police of his location every three days and stick to a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
He will also be tracked electronically and is forbidden from carrying firearms, drinking alcohol, or contacting the victim's family personally or through an intermediary.
It is not unusual for defendants to get bail in second-degree murder cases.