By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
3:04 p.m. EDT, April 11, 2012
The Washington Post reports that the special prosecutor in theTrayvon Martin shooting has decided to file criminal charges against George Zimmerman.
The newspaper's website cites an anonymous source close to the investigation. Other news outlets are also reporting that Zimmerman will be charged.
This afternoon, the office of special prosecutor Angela Corey announced that a news conference will be held at 6 p.m. at the Fouth Circuit State Attorney's Office in Jacksonville.
In a statement, Corey's office said only that "Corey is prepared to release new information regarding the Trayvon Martin shooting death investigation."
The Post did not report what charge the special prosecutor intends to file, but Sanford police initially classified the shooting as a possible manslaughter.
The Orlando Sentinel was unable to confirm the Post's report. Corey imposed a news blackout and has refused for more than a week to answer questions.
Martin family spokesman Ryan Julison said about 2:30 p.m. that the family has not been informed of a charging decision. Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Martin's family, didn't answer a phone call.
But on Tuesay at 8 p.m., her office imposed a deadline, saying that by Friday night, she would make an announcement about the case.
There is widespread speculation that she'll announce that she'll charge Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who killed the unarmed black 17-year-old.
It's not clear whether she'll make the announcement in Sanford, where Trayvon was killed Feb. 26, or in Jacksonville, the site of her office. She's the elected state attorney for Duval, Clay and Nassau counties.
Reporters and news crews appear to be gambling that she'll have Zimmerman arrested and jailed in Sanford.
Crews from NBC and CNN have had trucks parked at the Seminole County Jail since Monday.
Zimmerman's attorneys, Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig, announced Tuesday that they'd lost contact with him and, as a consequence, no longer represent him. That could change, though, they said, with a single phone call.
Zimmerman called Corey's office Tuesday, they said, but her employees would not talk to him.
The Washington Post reports that the special prosecutor in theTrayvon Martin shooting has decided to file criminal charges against George Zimmerman.
The newspaper's website cites an anonymous source close to the investigation. Other news outlets are also reporting that Zimmerman will be charged.
This afternoon, the office of special prosecutor Angela Corey announced that a news conference will be held at 6 p.m. at the Fouth Circuit State Attorney's Office in Jacksonville.
In a statement, Corey's office said only that "Corey is prepared to release new information regarding the Trayvon Martin shooting death investigation."
The Post did not report what charge the special prosecutor intends to file, but Sanford police initially classified the shooting as a possible manslaughter.
The Orlando Sentinel was unable to confirm the Post's report. Corey imposed a news blackout and has refused for more than a week to answer questions.
Martin family spokesman Ryan Julison said about 2:30 p.m. that the family has not been informed of a charging decision. Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Martin's family, didn't answer a phone call.
But on Tuesay at 8 p.m., her office imposed a deadline, saying that by Friday night, she would make an announcement about the case.
There is widespread speculation that she'll announce that she'll charge Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who killed the unarmed black 17-year-old.
It's not clear whether she'll make the announcement in Sanford, where Trayvon was killed Feb. 26, or in Jacksonville, the site of her office. She's the elected state attorney for Duval, Clay and Nassau counties.
Reporters and news crews appear to be gambling that she'll have Zimmerman arrested and jailed in Sanford.
Crews from NBC and CNN have had trucks parked at the Seminole County Jail since Monday.
Zimmerman's attorneys, Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig, announced Tuesday that they'd lost contact with him and, as a consequence, no longer represent him. That could change, though, they said, with a single phone call.
Zimmerman called Corey's office Tuesday, they said, but her employees would not talk to him.
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