Video: Zimmerman in custody, charged with murder

>>> the armed neighborhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed teenager named trayvon martin after a scuffle, has been charged with murder in the second degree. he has been free, released by police in sanford, florida . he was not arrested until just late today. after weeks of protests and national attention, the case of trayvon martin has now entered a decidedly new phase. our team is in place, and we begin our coverage of this still unfolding tonight with kerry sanders in florida . good evening.

>> good evening. the special prosecutor has charged george zimmerman with second degree murder. george zimmerman , 28 years old, was taken into custody, according to the special prosecutor . he turned himself into the federal department of law enforcement. there was no issue in the fact that he was taken into custody. he is going to eventually be brought here within the next 24 hours to sanford, to the seminole county court where he will be read the charges officially and also have his first appearance where he can ask for a bond to be released from jail. this is what angela corey had to say just a few minutes ago.

>> today, we filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. a capias has been issued for his arrest. with the filing of that information and the issuance of the capias, he will have a right to appear in front of a magistrate in seminole county within 24 hours of his arrest and thus formal prosecution will begin.

>> the special prosecutor says that if zimmerman suggests he did nothing wrong because of florida 's stand your ground law, she will fight that vigorously. now, zimmerman 's new attorney said he's concerned about his client getting a fair trial .

>> he's concerned about getting a fair trial and a fair presentation. there's obviously been a lot of information flowing. i think a lot of it has been both premature and maybe inappropriate. i don't think a case like this should be tried here, and it's not going to be.

>> defense attorney marcos maris said when zimmerman is arraigned on the charges, he will plead not guilty.

>> kerry sanders starting off our coveragesanford, florida , tonight.

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