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George Zimmerman accused of using racial slur in Florida bar

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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2016 file photo, George Zimmerman looks at the jury as he testifies in a Seminole County courtroom in Orlando, Fla. Authorities say a sheriff\'s deputy ordered Zimmerman to leave a central Florida bar, Wednesday, Nov. 9, after Zimmerman accused a black customer of hitting him and used a racial slur. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP, Pool)

SANFORD, Fla. – Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy ordered George Zimmerman to leave a central Florida bar after Zimmerman accused a black customer of hitting him and used a racial slur.

Citing an incident report, news outlets report the bar manager asked Seminole County deputies to remove Zimmerman on Wednesday because he yelled at a female employee, snatched a credit card from her and used a racial slur.

When deputies arrived, Zimmerman demanded that a black man be arrested for hitting him. Authorities say bar video shows the man had given Zimmerman two friendly pats on the arm. No one was arrested.

Zimmerman, who identifies as Hispanic, is the former neighbourhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of second-degree murder after fatally shooting Trayvon Martin in 2012. Martin was an unarmed black teenager.

Zimmerman told The Associated Press in a text message that he’ll have a comment later Friday.

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