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George Zimmerman has been arrested again and is en route to Seminole County (Fla.) Jail, reports indicate, after an alleged dispute with his pregnant girlfriend.

Just before 1:30 p.m., Sherriff Don Eslinger confirmed that Zimmerman had been arrested today and was being driven to the county jail in Sanford.

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The Sheriff’s Office reported that the agency had arrested him after being dispatched to a disturbance on Topfield Court in Seminole County near Apopka.

Zimmerman’s new girlfriend lives in that part of the county.

TMZ says he has been booked for a domestic incident – a “situation involving his girlfriend,” who is reportedly pregnant – but few other details are available.

The former Neighborhood Watch volunteer, 30, was acquitted in July on the charge of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, last year.

 

Since his acquittal, Zimmerman also been stopped for speeding twice. In one of those cases, he was carrying a (legally permitted) concealed weapon.

In September, George was handcuffed by police but released after his estranged wife, Shellie, and her father accused him of threatening them with a gun.

Zimmerman had arrived at that scene with a woman, Samantha Scheibe, who was described as his girlfriend by estranged wife Shellie Zimmerman‘s attorney.

She is presumably the woman at the center of today’s altercation as well.

The dispute arose over the belongings of the couple, who are divorcing. That case was eventually closed with no charges filed. As for today, stay tuned.

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UPDATE: Officials will only confirm that “deputies responded to a disturbance call” and that he will be booked at the county correctional facility pending arraignment.

However, citing law enforcement sources they claim are reliable, TMZ says Zimmerman got physical with his girlfriend earlier today, and that she is pregnant.

Since she’s with child, the domestic violence charge is automatically listed as a felony. The Seminole County Sheriff’s website says he is not eligible for bail.

Here’s his mug shot: