State requests GPS monitoring for man accused of firing shots at George Zimmerman

Matthew Apperson charged with aggravated assault, battery, firing into occupied conveyance

Matthew Apperson

State officials are requesting GPS monitoring for the man who was arrested after firing a gun into George Zimmerman's truck earlier this month.

Matthew Apperson turned himself in to authorities and was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and firing a deadly missile into an occupied conveyance, an arrest report said.

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The state filed the motion on Thursday and a hearing will be held on Friday at 1:30 p.m. A judge had previously said that there is no GPS monitoring required because Zimmerman does not want anyone to know his whereabouts.

In the motion, officials said Zimmerman's address would not need to be provided for Apperson to receive GPS monitoring.

The assistant state attorney writes the judge was "misinformed by jail staff at the time of Apperson's First Appearance" and that Apperson "poses a continuing threat to safety of Mr. Zimmerman."

Also in the motion, the state writes that Apperson has a history of mental illness, including bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

Police wrote in an arrest report that Apperson appeared to have a "fixation" with Zimmerman and that Apperson had recently been admitted to a mental institution.

Zimmerman wasn't hit by the bullet, but he was hit by glass and shrapnel. He was checked out at a hospital, but is expected to be OK.

Apperson said he shot at Zimmerman's SUV out of a fear for his life after Zimmerman waved a gun at him. Zimmerman denies the claims.

Apperson's arraignment will be June 23 with Judge Debra Nelson, the same judge that presided over the Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin  trial.