George Zimmerman Pulled Over For Speeding In Texas, Found With Gun [VIDEO]

George Zimmerman, who was recently acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, has found himself in headlines again for reasons not pertaining to the case. Zimmerman was pulled over for speeding in Northern Texas, police said. When police approached the vehicle, Zimmerman told them he was armed. The officer responded by telling him to put the gun in the glove compartment, and he complied. According to Dashcam video, the officer tells him "Don't play with your firearm, OK?"

Zimmerman told officers he was driving to "nowhere in particular" and later joked with the officer for not recognizing him. The incident concludes with the officer letting him off with a warning and telling him to slow down. Forney City Manager Brian Brooks told reporters that the police log did not show how fast Zimmerman was going. Zimmerman's defense team tweeted following the incident that it would not release details about their client's whereabouts in order to protect his safety, the CS Monitor reported. Zimmerman's family affirmed that they have remained concerned for their safety following the case.

"Our family receives many death threats," the family said in a statement. "We all continue to take our security seriously and to ensure our safety in accordance with the law."

This is the second time Zimmerman has made headlined for miscelaneous reasons. The first occurred July 17 when he helped a family of four escape a crash scene in which their vehicle had overturned, Seminole County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Heather Smith said. He was not a witness to the crash and no injuries were reported.