The estranged wife of George Zimmerman is not planning to press charges after police were called to a domestic dispute in which he allegedly had his hand on his gun during an arguement in central Florida.
Lake Mary Police public information officer Zach Hudson said police were summoned to the home of Shellie Zimmerman's father to investigate a "possible domestic battery" Monday afternoon. George Zimmerman was being detained, but had not been arrested, said Hudson, according to NBC News.
"She is claiming, according to the 911 call, that Mr. Zimmerman was threatening her and her father with a weapon," Hudson said. He added that police "were trying to figure out exactly what happened."
She said her husband got into an argument with her and her father and that Zimmerman had his hand on his gun, Lake Mary Police Chief Steve Bracknell told NBC News. No other details were available.
On Thursday, Shellie Zimmerman's lawyer announced that she was filing for divorce after a six year marriage to George, 29.
Shellie stood by her husband after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teenager. In July, George, a white Hispanic, was cleared on all charges by an all-female, predominantly white jury. The verdict sparked national protests and debate over gun laws, racial profiling and self-defense laws. Now, less than two months later, Shellie says their marriage is "irrevocably broken," according to court documents.
In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America," the 26-year-old nursing student confessed that she never "really knew him at all."
"I stood by my husband through everything and I kind of feel like he left me with a bunch of broken glass that I'm supposed to now assemble and make a life ... It's just heartbreaking," said Shellie.
She continued: "I have a selfish husband. And I think George is all about George."
She added that he was verbally abusive and hurt her "emotionally, but never physical[ly]."
"I think I'm realizing that I have been married to a person for almost seven years, and I don't think that I ever really knew him at all," she said.