Florida Judge Kenneth Lester Jr., ruled on Friday morning that he would allow George Zimmerman to be released on $150,000 bond as he awaits trial in the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
The judge also ruled that Zimmerman would have to submit to electronic monitoring after his release. Lester said Zimmerman would not be released on Friday, but he could be released after authorities were able to coordinate the conditions.
Zimmerman was also ordered to have no contact with Martin’s family, to abstain from alcohol and have no contact with any firearms during his release.
The judge left it up to Florida prosecutors about whether Zimmerman would be allowed to leave the state during his release.
Zimmerman’s attorney had asked for his client to be released on $15,000 bond. Prosecutors asked that Zimmerman be held in jail without bond or else released only on $1 million bond.
