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January 2015 - The Associated Press takes a look at George Zimmerman's run-ins with the law. -- Associated Press An aggravated assault case against George Zimmerman that was opened when his ex-girlfriend said he threw a wine bottle at her has been dropped because she recanted her story and stopped cooperating with investigators, according to a prosecutor. State Attorney Phil Archer said Friday that he wouldn't file a formal charge against Zimmerman, 31, the former neighborhood watch leader who was acquitted of killing Trayvon Martin.(Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images)

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January 2015 - Florida authorities say George Zimmerman, whose acquittal of murdering an unarmed black teen sparked a national debate on race and self-defense laws, has been arrested for allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office says the 31-year-old Zimmerman was arrested for aggravated assault at his home in Lake Mary about 10 p.m. Friday. (Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images)

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November 2013 - Zimmerman is arrested by Seminole County authorities after a disturbance at a home in Apopka. (Photo: AP Photo/Seminole County Sheriff`s Office)

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September 2013 - Zimmerman's estranged wife, Shellie, dials 911 and tells a police dispatcher that her punched her father and threatened her with a gun. She later decides against pressing charges and authorities announce in November they are dropping the case. (Photo: AP Photo/Seminole County Sheriff's Office) 

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September 2013 - A Florida Highway Patrol trooper stops Zimmerman along Interstate 95 and issues a warning because the vehicle's tag cover and windows were too darkly tinted. (Photo: AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)

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September 2013 - Zimmerman is stopped by police in Lake Mary, Fla., and given a ticket for doing 60 mph in a 45 mph zone. (Photo: Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images)

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July 2013 - Police in Forney, Texas, stop Zimmerman for speeding in a 60 mph zone. Zimmerman is let go with just a warning.(Photo: Courtesy of the Forney Police Department)

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February 2012 - Zimmerman fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a confrontation in the community where Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch volunteer. Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder but acquitted after a trial in July 2013. (Photo: AP Photos, File)

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August 2005 - Zimmerman's former fiancee filed for a restraining order against him, alleging domestic violence. Zimmerman responded by requesting a restraining order against her. Both requests were granted. No criminal charges were filed. (Photo: Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)

Photo By Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images

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July 2005 - Zimmerman was arrested and accused of resisting an officer with violence near the University of Central Florida campus after a scuffle with police. The charges were eventually dropped after Zimmerman entered an alcohol education program. (Photo: Orange County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)