Raw video: George Zimmerman is released from the Seminole County Jail in Florida after making bail on Friday.
By NBC News and msnbc.com staff
Updated at 318 p.m. ET: SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman was released from the Seminole County Jail about 2:50 p.m ET Friday after posting $1 million bond in the Trayvon Martin case.
Zimmerman, 28, was wearing a gray suit as he stepped into an SUV and was driven off, NBC News reported.
He was fitted with an electronic monitoring device before his release and required to stay in Seminole County, according to officials.
A Florida judge ruled last week that Zimmerman could be released from jail a second time on $1 million bond, saying he set the bail amount higher because Zimmerman may have been hiding money.
Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17, inside a gated community in Sanford, Fla.
Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, pleaded not guilty and told police he acted in self-defense after Martin punched him and knocked his head against the pavement.
"He's very happy to be out," The AP quoted Don West, one of Zimmerman's attorneys, as saying. "Certainly it's been a sobering experience being in that kind of environment."
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By NBC News and msnbc.com staff
Updated at 318 p.m. ET: SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman was released from the Seminole County Jail about 2:50 p.m ET Friday after posting $1 million bond in the Trayvon Martin case.
Zimmerman, 28, was wearing a gray suit as he stepped into an SUV and was driven off, NBC News reported.
He was fitted with an electronic monitoring device before his release and required to stay in Seminole County, according to officials.
A Florida judge ruled last week that Zimmerman could be released from jail a second time on $1 million bond, saying he set the bail amount higher because Zimmerman may have been hiding money.
Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17, inside a gated community in Sanford, Fla.
Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, pleaded not guilty and told police he acted in self-defense after Martin punched him and knocked his head against the pavement.
"He's very happy to be out," The AP quoted Don West, one of Zimmerman's attorneys, as saying. "Certainly it's been a sobering experience being in that kind of environment."
Check back for more details on this breaking news story.
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