Lead Homicide Investigator Wanted George Zimmerman Arrested

George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin

ABC News is reporting that on the night Trayvon Martin was shot and killed, Sanford detective Chris Serino wanted to charge George Zimmerman with manslaughter. Reportedly it was state District Attorney Norman Wolfinger who ordered Zimmerman released.

Police brought Zimmerman into the station for questioning for a few hours on the night of the shooting, said Zimmerman’s attorney, despite his request for medical attention first. Ultimately they had to accept Zimmerman’s claim of self defense. He was never charged with a crime.

Serino filed an affidavit on Feb. 26, the night that Martin was shot and killed by Zimmerman, that stated he was unconvinced Zimmerman’s version of events.

It sounds like Serino wanted a record of his opinion on file for his own future protection. I wonder why we are just learning about this a month later?

What was Sanford police chief Bill Lee’s role in this? Who ordered Zimmerman released without evidence being collected from him? Was that Wolfinger’s decision?

Wolfinger and Lee have both removed themselves from the ongoing investigation, but how much evidence has been lost because of their flawed decisions?

Finally who in the Sanford Police Department is responsible for the recent leaks of information favorable to Zimmerman?