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George Zimmerman was removed from a cigar bar in Florida after a confrontation in which he used a racial slur and yelled at a female employee, according to law enforcement officials.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office stated that the incident involving Zimmerman, the man who has been acquitted in the 2012 killing of an unarmed black 17-year-old boy, Trayvon Martin, took place Wednesday night at the Corona Cigar Company in Sanford.

A deputy was dispatched to the scene just after 11pm in response to a report about possible battery involving a woman named Amanda Horne, who was in Zimmerman's group of friends.

More trouble: George Zimmerman, seen in this file photo testifying about his injuries in a road-rage incident, was ejected from a Florida bar Wednesday after causing a disturbance

Foul language: Zimmerman was partying with friends at Corona Cigar Company in Sanford when he allegedly used a racial slur and yelled at a waitress

While the deputy was in the back reviewing surveillance footage, he heard a commotion at the front and found Zimmerman, 33, yelling at a waitress, according to an incident report cited by WFTV.

The woman explained to the deputy that she was trying to get Zimmerman's group to pay their bill when he snatched the credit card from her hand and began yelling at her.

The manager of the bar, Chip Brown, informed the deputy that Zimmerman had caused multiple disturbances at his establishment and he wanted the man escorted out.

Before he left, Zimmerman reportedly told the manager, 'I didnt know you were a [racial slur] lover,' the report stated.

Zimmermans friends also reportedly had been using racial epitaphs towards other bar patrons throughout the night, according to ClickOrlando.

A short time after Zimmerman walked away, he called 911, gave his name to an emergency dispatcher as 'John Doe' and asked to speak with a supervisor about an unrelated battery. A sergeant was sent to the bar to speak to the complainant.

The deputy who was initially called to scene offered Zimmerman to look into his battery complaint, to which he responded that another patron, a black man by the name Floyd Narcisse, came up to him saying, 'Zimmerman, what are you doing here?'

When Zimmerman asked Narcisseto leave him alone, he allegedly hit him twice on the shoulder,

However, surveillance video from inside the bar along with witness accounts painted a different picture of what had transpired.

The report stated that Narcissecame up to Zimmerman with an extended hand, in a gesture of greeting and as if attempting to shake Zimmermans hand.

Zimmerman ignored the man, who then tapped him twice on the arm. Zimmerman told Narcisse not to touch him, to which he replied, 'I will do whatever I want.'

Infamous: Zimmerman (pictured left in 2013) has been acquitted in the 2012 killing of an unarmed black 17-year-old boy, Trayvon Martin (right)

The deputy concluded in the incident report that Narcisse had no ill will towards Zimmerman and there was no probable cause to charge him with any crime.

The deputy then tried to convince Zimmerman to fill out a sworn voluntary statement form, but the man allegedly 'became belligerent and refused to cooperate.

When Zimmerman finally relented, he wrote on the form that he wanted to press charges and described the deputy as incompetent and 'under qualified [sic] to flip burgers.'

Zimmerman then warned the officer that he would remember him and threatened to sue the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. The incident at the bar concluded with no arrests or injuries.

In the Trayvon Martin case, Zimmerman, a former Neighborhood Watch volunteer, claimed self-defense and was acquitted of charges in the shooting, a verdict that sparked protests and a national debate about race relations. Martin was black, and Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic.

In January 2015, Zimmerman (pictured after a court appearance) was arrested for allegedly hurling a wine bottle at his girlfriends head

Since his acquittal, Zimmerman has been involved in several altercations, including multiple domestic violence incidents involving different girlfriends.

In January 2015, Zimmerman was arrested for allegedly hurling a wine bottle at his girlfriends head as the two argued over a painting he wanted returned to him. Prosecutors ultimately opted not to file charges in that case.

In September, Matthew Apperson was found guilty of attempted murder for firing a gun at Zimmerman during a road-rage incident.

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11:45 PM PST -- Zimmerman tells us he never used any type of racial slur and says the whole thing started when a female he was with got assaulted ... George says he was only sticking up for her.George Zimmerman was angry, belligerent and hurled the n-word before he was tossed from a Florida bar ... according to cops.

Seminole Co. Sheriff's deputies went to the bar Wednesday night to investigate a possible battery involving someone in Zimmerman's group. According to the report -- obtained by TMZ -- cops saw Zimmerman shouting at a female employee ... who said she was trying to collect his bill.

The manager told cops George had said, "I didn't know you were a n***** lover."

As for the possible battery, cops say George claimed a man had hit him on the shoulder multiple times, but surveillance video showed it was just a friendly pat. The bar manager said they've had repeated issues with Zimmerman and banned him from returning.

Zimmerman's statement to cops was not flattering. He wrote, "Officer X is an incompetent officer under qualified to flip burgers."

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A Seminole County deputy ordered George Zimmerman to leave a bar near Sanford Wednesday night after he accused a black customer of hitting him, then became belligerent and used a racial slur, according to an incident report.

No one was injured and no one was arrested, the report states.

A bar video of the incident showed that the black man, Floyd L. Narcisse, 38, of Deltona, had extended his hand to Zimmerman, as if to shake it, and when Zimmerman refused, patted him twice on his left arm, the report said.

"It appeared as if he was attempting to engage in a friendly gesture with Zimmerman as a reasonable person would do," the report states.

Zimmerman told the deputy that the man had twice hit him and demanded that he be prosecuted, the report said.

Narcisse, an unpaid pastor at an AME church in Daytona Beach, said Thursday, "That man's crazy."

Narcisse said he often sees Zimmerman at the bar and was simply being friendly.

"I was like, 'Hey, George. How are you?' ... and I tapped him on the shoulder," Narcisse said. "The next thing I know, cops say he wants to press charges."

"I'm very cordial with the man, but yesterday, he was belligerent. He was yelling. ... He was rude to everybody."

Deputies had gone to the bar, Corona Cigar Co., in Colonial TownPark near Interstate 4 and State Road 46A, about 11 p.m. because of a disturbance involving a woman who was with Zimmerman.

While a deputy was looking into that set of allegations, the bar manager asked him to order Zimmerman to leave because he had snatched a credit card from an employee, yelled at her and had been the center of several recent disturbances, according to the report.

On his way out, Zimmerman used a racial slur, the manager told the deputy.

Zimmerman also insulted the deputy, according to the report. While filling out a written complaint about Narcisse, Zimmerman described the deputy as "an incompetent officer under qualified (sic) to flip burgers" and threatened to file suit, the report said.

Zimmerman is the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer who was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old, during a confrontation in Sanford in 2012.

He did not return a phone call Thursday but in an email said that he had asked Narcisse to leave him alone, something that did not stop the lay pastor from patting him on the arm. Zimmerman also complained that deputies did not adequately investigate the disturbance that originally brought them to the bar.

A spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office said prosecutors had taken no action and received no paperwork from the Sheriff's Office about Zimmerman's complaint.

The Sheriff's Office would not release the video.

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SANFORD, Fla. George Zimmerman was removed froma Florida bar Wednesday night after berating a waitress, using racial slurs and accusing another patron of assaulting him, according to WKMG.

The incident happened at the Corona Cigar Company after a 911 report of an incident of battery involving a woman there with Zimmerman and his friends.

A deputyfrom theSeminole County Sheriffs Office responded, and while he was reviewing surveillance footage in the back of the business, Zimmerman allegedly got into a shouting match with a waitress by the bar.

The woman told the deputy Zimmerman snatched a credit card from her while she tried to settle the bill and began yelling at her. The managersaid others in Zimmermans group were using racial slurs toward other people in the bar.

He also said Zimmerman has a history of disturbances at the Corona Cigar Company.

Zimmermantold the deputya black customer hit him twice and said he wanted to press charges.However, surveillance video shows the man, 38-year-old Floyd L. Narcisse, holding out his hand as if asking for a handshake, then patting Zimmerman twice on the shoulder when Zimmerman refuses, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

It appeared as if he was attempting to engage in a friendly gesture with Zimmerman as a reasonable person would do, the incident report reads.

Narcisse told the paper, I was like, Hey, George. How are you? I tapped him on the shoulder.

The deputy asked Zimmerman if he wanted to make an official statement, but Zimmerman refused and became belligerent, according to the incident report. A friend calmed him down and he eventually filled out the form.

Zimmerman allegedly threatened to sue the Seminole County Sheriffs Office, writing:

I want to press charges. The narrative on the front is true and correct. Officer Nickell is an incompetent officer under qualified to flip burgers.

As he left the bar, Zimmerman called the manager a racial expletive,the deputy wrote.

No arrests were made during the incident.

Zimmerman was acquitted in the fatal 2012 shooting of an unarmed black teen named Trayvon Martin.

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Matthew Apperson one of the many people who has gotten into a confrontation withGeorge Zimmerman since he fatally shot Trayvon Martin in 2012 was sentenced to 20 years in prison after shooting at Zimmerman a year ago.

Last month, Apperson, 38, was convicted of attempted second-degree murder, armed aggravated assault and shooting into a vehicle during his May 15, 2015, confrontation with Zimmerman, the Associated Press reported. Apperson, who unsuccessfully claimed he fired in self-defense, was sentenced Monday.

Zimmermans claim to infamy is the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin four years ago. Martin was unarmed, carrying a pack of Skittles candy and a can of iced tea and wandering through a neighborhood in Sanford, Fla., when he got into aconfrontation with Zimmerman.

Martin was black. Zimmerman, who told dispatchers that he was a neighborhood watch volunteer, identified him as Hispanic. The shooting of the teen sparked protests across the country and a nationwide conversation about Stand Your Ground laws.

Zimmerman claimed that Trayvon attacked him and that he fired in self-defense. He was acquitted a year after the shooting.

But the controversy has followed him, with sometimes violent results.

In August, Zimmerman was punched in the face by a guy at a bar after he boasted of being that guy who shot Trayvon Martin.

After the punch, Ed Winters, the owner of the bar, told the Orlando Sentinel:Everywhere this guy goes he causes controversy. Youd think hed keep a low profile.

There were also controversies that didnt end violently. Zimmerman has twice tried to auction off the gun used to kill Trayvon. Last October, he tweeted an image of Martins body with the words Z-man is a one-man army.

In 2013, he was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault for allegedly pointing a shotgun at his girlfriend. The case was later dropped. Two years later, he was arrested again this time oncharges of domestic aggravated assault for allegedly throwing a bottle of wine at his girlfriend and again the charges were later dropped.

The shooting involvingApperson in Lake Mary, Fla., wasnt related to the Trayvon Martin case. Apperson had testified that Zimmerman had threatened him in 2014 during a road-rage encounter, the AP reported.

Zimmerman testified lastweek that he was driving to a doctors appointment on May 11, 2015, when he noticed he was being pursued by a vehicle whose driver later pulled up, exchanged words and fired one gunshot at him that missed.

I heard a bang and my ears started ringing, Zimmerman, 32, told the jury.

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