Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Matthew Apperson - what the media is not telling you

George Zimmerman
Matthew Apperson at Police Station  - Neighbors describe him as "delusional".
In virtually every story about the George Zimmerman/Matthew Apperson shooting incident on May 11, 2015 in Lake Mary, Florida, a section or comment is included that gives a rundown of all of  (victim), George Zimmerman's previous arrests, yet not one single news outlet reveals the past arrests of Matthew Apperson, the shooter, almost all of which are conducive to the incident. A neighbor interviewed by WESH TV said Apperson is "unpredictable, strange, off the wall".  She said she has called 911 on him several times, the last time was the day before he shot at Zimmerman.  She said nothing ever comes of the calls.


Apopka Charges:
5/2011
APPERSON, MATTHEW B Statute Level Date
1.   TR - FAIL TO OBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE
1998
POSS L 20 G CANNABIS
Seminole County2001 UNLAWFUL SPEED
W/W RECKLESS DRIVING
12/03/2001 DP04 VIOLATION PROBATION
306 12/03/2001 CH04 VIOLATION PROBATION
305 12/03/2001 FREE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO VIOLATION OF PROBATION
304 12/03/2001 FREE FOUND DEFENDANT IN WILLFULL VIOLATION
2001 DRVG UNDER INFLUENCE
0 DRVG W/LIC SUSP/REVO
2001 CARELESS DRIVING
0 DRVG W/LIC SUSP/REVO
0 EXPIRED D/L

This is the man who accuses Zimmerman of reckless driving and "road rage" when the only traffic violation Zimmerman has ever had was for speeding.  The media and blood thirsty attorneys are the ones actually responsible for what happened in Lake Mary yesterday.  To deflect blame from themselves, they continue to pile it on George Zimmerman, as if he somehow asked for a delusional, spoiled rich kid to shoot at him while George was visiting his mother for mother's day.  Zimmerman was on his way to his Doctor's office, which is where all three incidents with Apperson have initiated - Apperson's family owns a law firm, WK White Associates, in the same strip center.  I wonder if there is someone in the Dr's office giving Apperson the information on Zimmerman's appointments.


The Daily Mail 
Police seize handgun from George Zimmerman's truck as man who shot at him claims he acted in self defense after Trayvon Martin's killer pulled weapon FIRST- 
Note: The gun was not retrieved from Zimmerman's truck, he gave his gun to police.  At the time this article was published, the search warrant for Zimmerman's truck had not been executed.
The shooting also marks the latest in a string of violent incidents and bizarre behavior Zimmerman has been involved in and exhibited since he was acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. [Link]
Yahoo News Article
Bystander Ken Cornell said a man -- who identified himself to police as Apperson -- came up to him, screaming, "Please call 911. ... I just shot George Zimmerman."
While Cornell did not see the incident or see Zimmerman, he described Apperson as a "shaken guy in his car."
(In the body of the article is a link to all of Zimmerman's past arrests) 
Zimmerman's attorney, Don West, said Zimmerman was driving into a retail center when a car came up behind him, flashing its lights and honking. Zimmerman claimed the other driver yelled at him, West said.
When Zimmerman tried to leave, West said, the other driver pulled up and fired a shot through the passenger side window of Zimmerman's truck.

Does this remind anyone else of the incident that landed Michael Dunn in prison for life after he shot and killed Jordan Davis who was in a fleeing vehicle?  For shooting into the moving vehicle alone, the Judge added 15 years to Dunn's sentence.

As was the case in the first incidents between Zimerman and Apperson, Apperson didn't have a phone. Just my opinion, but if you don't have a phone, you can say you couldn't dial 911 when you were in fear for your life.  We'll see. Cornell didn't mention anything about Apperson "screaming" when he came up to him in his interview with WESH.

The Lake Mary Police Report on the shooting incident.  Charges, which have yet to be filed or a warrant issued against Matthew Apperson:

AGGRAV ASSLT-WEAPON-WITH A DEADLY
WEAPON WITHOUT INTENT TO KILL

Also noted under comments:
SUBJECT INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING

Why hasn't there been an arrest?  Chief Bracknell of the Lake Mary Police department has shown his disdain for George Zimmerman before in an email he wrote to a private citizen when Shellie Zimmerman accused George of attacking her father (father refused medical treatment or to file charges) in 2014. He also likens Zimmerman to the shooter in the Sandy Hook massacre.
Chief Bracknell:
"REST ASSURED, the last thing on planet earth I want is ANY relationship with theZimmermans. PERIOD The only guiding influence here is simply the law. Remember, wewere the agency that wrote him a $256.00 citation last week! No freebees here in Lake Mary."
 The citizen opines that George Zimmerman is "Sandy Hook waiting to happen", to which Chief Bracknell replies in email:
"Your reference to Sandy Hook...................... I agree"
To some, Apperson is a hero to the African American community

I just want to give a shout out to the wrong Matt Apperson on twitter for having such a great sense of humor about his name being associated with the shooter in this case.