New Details in Trayvon Martin Case, Tebow Officially Headed to Jets
CHO: New details in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. It's been exactly one month since the Florida teen was shot to death by a neighborhood watch captain. CNN has learned that the teen had been suspended from school after marijuana residue was found inside his bookbag. And that's why he was visiting his father in Sanford, Florida. His mother spoke out in the last hour. Watch.</s>SABRINA FULTON, MOTHER OF TRAYVON MARTIN: Comment that I have right now is that they have killed my son. And now they're trying to kill his reputation.</s>CHO: CNN's Martin Savidge is in Sanford, Florida, where emotions, as you just saw there, are running high. Martin, there are fresh reports out of witnesses coming out with new information that could bolster the self-defense case of George Zimmerman, right?</s>MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Exactly right. This is information that was first reported in a local newspaper here in Orlando in which they described a fight, apparently, an altercation that took place between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. At least this is according to the version that George Zimmerman has given in a statement to authorities as to what happened on the night he fatally shot Trayvon Martin. And now the Sanford Police Department has confirmed those details. And the information essentially is this. It says that Trayvon Martin threw one punch at George Zimmerman, apparently striking him in the face and knocking him to the ground. The reports then go on to say that Trayvon was over George Zimmerman and was apparently driving his head into the ground or at least knocking his head against the ground several times. This would seem to coincide, of course, with the information we already had from George Zimmerman's attorney who had maintained that his client during an attack had suffered a broken nose and lacerations to the back of his head. And it would also bolster, of course, the self-defense argument that has been put forward by his attorneys. That's the latest information we have got so far and again confirmed by the police.</s>CHO: Right. Because a lot of people were asking, how exactly was he injured in that attack? Also, Martin, the family attorney, Ben Crump, spoke out in the last hour. We want you to listen to this and we will talk on the other side. Watch.</s>BENJAMIN CRUMP, ATTORNEY FOR FAMILY OF TRAYVON MARTIN: ... Trayvon Martin was suspended for had absolutely no bearing on what happened on the night of February 26. We told you previously when you asked questions that he wasn't suspended for anything violent, and he wasn't suspended for anything criminal. If he and his friends experimented with marijuana, that is still completely irrelevant to George Zimmerman killing their son on the night of February 26. It is one of those things that the family said, what does that have to do with him killing my son?</s>CHO: All right, that was Ben Crump, the Martin family attorney. Obviously these are two separate things, Martin, but it does have -- there is a possibility, of course, that this could impact the case. How do you think that this news of the suspension will affect the case and affect the tone of this big town hall meeting that's going to happen tonight?</s>SAVIDGE: Well, you know, that's a very difficult judgment to kind of make. I think that in many ways people are going to look at this as possible character assassination on the part of someone lashing out now at the memory of a young man who is unable to defend himself. So I think it is likely to add perhaps to the sense of anger. We already know that there were great concerns on the part of the community here. This is the civic center here. It only holds about 500 people, or at least that's the limit they're going to place tonight. And so there were great concerns that with so many people coming, that would add to the anger. But they have set up some television sets in a nearby park. So everyone should be able to see. But emotions were already running high. Information like this is certainly not going to help in calming matters. The Trayvon Martin family has essentially said, look, we appeal for calm and we appeal for civil voices tonight.</s>CHO: Martin Savidge live in Sanford, Florida, on top of it as always, Martin, great to see you. Thank you very much. In other news, it's official. Tim Tebow is headed to the New York Jets football franchise. He spoke out at a news conference just a little while ago. We're going to hear from Tebow and bring in our Jason Carroll live next.