The chief of police in Lake Mary, Fla., has told a fellow resident of the town that he thinks that George Zimmerman could be "a Sandy Hook waiting to happen," according to the Guardian.
After keeping a low profile for the first month after his acquittal in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin Zimmerman can't seem to keep his name out of the newspapers; Zimmerman was pulled over multiple times, had his wife file for divorce and most recently was in a much-publicized altercation with his estranged wife and her father.
The most recent incident occurred in Lake Mary and caught the attention of police chief Steve Bracknell. After receiving an email from a Lake Mary resident Santiago Rodriguez concerned that the police had not arrested Zimmerman after Monday's incident Bracknell responded concurring with much of what Rodriguez had to say, according to the Huffington Post.
"George is a ticking time bomb its [sic] becoming obvious... Zimmerman is a Sandy Hook, Aurora waiting to happen," Rodriguez wrote.
"Your reference to Sandy Hook... I agree," Bracknell responded.
"Sooner or later another mother and father is going to be on CNN lashing out against the system due to this man snapping," Rodriguez wrote.
"As for your final thoughts, again, on a personal note, I agree," Bracknell replied.
Bracknell made it very clear throughout the emails that he was not fond of Lake Mary's most famous resident, according to the Guardian.
Rest assured, the last thing on planet Earth I want is any relationship with the Zimmermans," Bracknell said. "Period."
In his email Bracknell also explained that even though Zimmerman did punch his father-in-law and break Shellie Zimmerman's iPad there was nothing the Lake Mary police could do unless Shellie or her father wanted to press charges. Bracknell also mentions that Zimmerman did have a gun in his truck making it possible that he placed it there before the police showed up, according to the Huffington Post.
Since making the comments Bracknell has tried to take back some of what he said.
"Chief Bracknell distanced himself saying he was 'referring to the fact that Zimmerman seems to be involved in incidents' involving firearms," WTSP reported.
