George Zimmerman was let go from a security guard job in 2005 for “being too aggressive,” a former unnamed co-worker said, the New York Daily News reports.
Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen more than one month ago and who continues to walk free, provided security for two different agencies between 2001 and 2005, the former co-worker also said.
Zimmerman has claimed self-defense in the fatal shooting of Martin.
“Usually he was just a cool guy. He liked to drink and hang with the women like the rest of us,” he said. “But it was like Jekyll and Hyde. When the dude snapped, he snapped.”
“He had a temper and he became a liability,” the former co-worker said. “One time this woman was acting a little out of control. She was drunk. George lost his cool and totally overreacted. It was weird, because he was such a cool guy, but he got all nuts. He picked her up and threw her. It was pure rage. She twisted her ankle. Everyone was flipping out.”
In 2005, Zimmerman was also arrested for “resisting an officer with violence” and “battery of a law enforcement officer,” both third degree felonies, but these charges were later dropped after he agreed to enter an alcohol education program.
Also in 2005, MSNBC reported Zimmerman’s ex-fiancee, Veronica Zuazo, filed a civil motion for a restraining order alleging domestic violence. Zimmerman counterfiled for a restraining order against Zuazo. The competing claims were resolved with both restraining orders being granted.
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