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New Booking Photo: George Zimmerman turns self in
Posted: 04.11.2012 at 9:15 PM
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George Zimmerman was booked into to the Seminole County, Fla., jail Wednesday night.

 / Courtesy: Seminole County Sheriff's Office
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The man charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin's death has was booked into a Florida jail after turning himself in.

George Zimmerman reached the jail in Sanford on Wednesday night, hours after a special prosecutor announced the charge against him.

He's expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday.

Television cameras showed black SUVs pulling into a loading area, but the suspect himself wasn't visible.

Zimmerman's Attorney Mark O'Mara says that his client will plead not guilty and asks that people not jump to conclusions about whether he's guilty.

ZImmerman has acknowedged shooting Martin but says it was in self-defense after the two got into a fight on Feb. 26.

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