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Zimmerman posts bond, leaves jail

George Zimmerman, sits in the court room during his second bond hearing in the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Florida, on June 29, 2012. Zimmerman, accused in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is in court for his second bond hearing. UPI/Joe Burbank/Pool
George Zimmerman, sits in the court room during his second bond hearing in the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Florida, on June 29, 2012. Zimmerman, accused in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is in court for his second bond hearing. UPI/Joe Burbank/Pool | License Photo

SANFORD, Fla., July 6 (UPI) -- Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman walked out of a Florida jail Friday after posting $1 million bond with help from defense fund donations.

Zimmerman, 28, who is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, had collected $211,000 in donations, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The defense fund has received $20,000 more since bond was set Thursday.

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He left the Seminole County Jail in Sanford in an SUV for a temporary safe house and was required to comply with electronic monitoring. It was the second time Zimmerman has been released on bond in the case.

Bond was revoked last month because his wife lied about the couple's financial situation under oath at an April 20 hearing telling Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. they had no savings when they had $130,000 donated from supporters.

"He is very happy to be out," Zimmerman attorney Don West said. "It's been a very sobering experience spending the last month in jail."

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