Judge sets George Zimmerman's bond at $1M [View all]

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UPDATED 11:56 AM EDT Jul 05, 2012

George Zimmerman, the man accused in the death of Trayvon Martin, was granted $1 million bond Thursday morning.

In his ruling, Judge Kenneth Lester scoffed at the notion Zimmerman was confused at the time of his first bond hearing.

Lester said Zimmerman was "manipulating the system to his own benefit."

Zimmerman spent the 4th of July holiday behind bars after the judge could not come to a decision on whether to grand him bond at a hearing Friday.

Lester said he considered everything he heard at Zimmerman's bond hearing last Friday, and would make a decision Thursday. He decided $1 million was a fair amount.

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