State Attorney Norm Wolfinger released a statement Monday in response to a letter delivered to the Justice Department by the Martin family that asserted the widely held belief that the decision not to arrest Zimmerman was a result of consultation between Wolfinger and Sanford police chief Bill Lee.
State Attorney Norm Wolfinger Statement on Letter to Department of JusticeFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–April 2, 2011
I am outraged by the outright lies contained in the letter by Benjamin Crump to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roy Austin dated April 2, 2012. I encourage the Justice Department to investigate and document that no such meeting or communication occurred. I have been encouraging those spreading the irresponsible rhetoric to stop and allow State Attorney Angela Corey to complete her work. Another falsehood distributed to the media does nothing to forward that process.
Of course, Wolfinger’s statement begs the question, who exactly did decide not to arrest Zimmerman?