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Source: Patriots' Hernandez likely to be arrested


By Greg Bedard and Pete Thamel


BOSTON -- New details surfaced late Wednesday night further tying Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez to the investigation of a homicide of a Boston man. Hernandez's involvement in the case is significant enough that a source with knowledge of the investigation said that Hernandez's arrest is likely. It is not yet known what he would be charged with.

On Thursday ABC News reported that a security system in Hernandez's home, which included video surveillance, was smashed intentionally and a cell phone was handed over to police "in pieces" by Hernandez's attorneys. A cleaning crew was seen leaving Hernandez's home on Monday before the police searched the residence.

Boston's Fox 25 News, citing an anonymous source, reported on Wednesday night that forensic evidence linked a vehicle driven by Aaron Hernandez at the crime scene. The television station also reported that Hernandez was with the homicide victim, Odin Lloyd, at a Boston bar the night of his death. A jogger found Lloyd's body in an industrial park a mile from Hernandez's North Attleboro, Mass., home on Monday.

The latest incident continues a pattern of Hernandez being associated with guns that began in college. SI.com uncovered two new incidents that Hernandez was associated with involving guns and police. Those incidents are in addition to his inclusion in a civil lawsuit by a man who claims Hernandez shot him and that led to the loss of his eye.


SI.com obtained a Providence police report that detailed an incident in which police found a gun disposed under a car after a Jets fan confronted Hernandez at 2:26 a.m. on May 18 on Thayer Street in Providence. The report stated: "Brown Police observed a black male, heavy set wearing a stripped (sic) shirt, discard (sic) a firearm under a vehicle in front of the Karta Bar." Michael E. Correia, a Detective Captain with the Providence Police Department, told SI.com that officers were unable to determine who put the gun under the car and which side of the altercation they were on. "We couldn't determine if the person was with Hernandez or with the person who seemed to be taunting Aaron Hernandez," Correia said.

In 2007, Gainesville police interviewed Hernandez about a shooting that took place late after Florida's 20-17 loss to Auburn. Hernandez was not considered a suspect in the case. His mother confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel that Hernandez and a friend from Connecticut were in a nightclub near where the shooting took place.

On Tuesday, the story emerged of a Hernandez's alleged involvement in a civil lawsuit. Alexander S. Bradley alleges that Hernandez shot him with a gun Hernandez illegally possessed, leading to Bradley losing the vision in his right eye. The alleged incident occurred on the way home from a strip club. "Hernandez shot him," said Bradley's lawyer David Jaroslawicz in a phone interview with SI.com. "It's either a negligence case or a deliberate shooting. We'll see if Hernandez wants to come in and raise his right hand and tell us what happened."

Bradley v. Hernandez complaint (.PDF) | Police report in Bradley shooting (.PDF)

The current murder investigation is the most serious of the incidents that Hernandez has been involved with. And it doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon as Massachusetts State Police searched in and around his home on Wednesday after what appeared to be a full-scale search warrant execution with 10 police cars on Tuesday.

But the pattern of Hernandez showing up in court filings and on police reports hints at a life lived in the margins and surrounded by questionable people. Hernandez also admitted to NFL teams that he failed numerous drug tests prior to the 2010 NFL Draft. That disclosure combined with multiple NFL personnel sources telling SI.com that some teams had concerns that Hernandez was associated with some people with gang ties, reveals why so many teams passed on Hernandez in that draft. He had emerged as the most dominant tight end in college football that year, but his off-field issues led him to slip all the way to the fourth round.

Hernandez's friends from back home in Connecticut always concerned the coaches at the University of Florida, according to one of Hernandez's former coaches there. The coaching staff worried whenever Hernandez returned home to Connecticut.

"There were always people that were trying to surround themselves with him that weren't in his best interest and they were around him," said the former coach. "For him, it's like anything else. He's a good-hearted kid who had a hard time saying no."

The former coach said that Hernandez called him on Sunday to wish him a happy Father's Day and spoke to the coach's children, as he often does. The coach said that Hernandez has struggled since the sudden death of his father while he was in high school.

"He's a lovable kid," the coach said of Hernandez. "He's always welcome in my house and he's always called my kids and talked to them. He's a great kid, but since his father passed away the maturity part has been a little bit of a struggle."

I went to a Minor League Baseball Game last year. The Program showed how a player progresses from one team to another, finally (Hopefully) making it to "The Show" (Major League). I altered the diagram to show where the players go to from there, mainly JAIL. From there they go to:

1. License Plate Making

2. Chain Gang

3. "The Chair"

:lol: :rofl: :rotflmao: :brent

It doesn't look good for this guy. He destroyed all of his home surveillance stuff and he smashed his cell phone into little bitty bits. He also rented a vehicle that's connected to the crime. AND this guy has a history of shooting people. There's a man that he shot and that man lost his eye ball.

Doesn't look good for Hernandez.

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Sources: In Aaron Hernandez invest, North Attleboro neighbors heard gun shots Monday AM, but didn't call police. #Fox25.

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Sources: MSP has video surveillance of NE Patriot Aaron Hernandez returning to home shortly after neighbors heard gunshots

Patriots dump Aaron Hernandez
The Patriots have released tight end Aaron Hernandez, roughly 90 minutes after he was arrested on a charge that has not yet been identified.

“A young man was murdered last week and we extend our sympathies to the family and friends who mourn his loss,” the Patriots announced. “Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation. We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process. At this time, we believe this transaction is simply the right thing to do.”

The move prevents the Patriots from ever recovering a penny of the $12.5 million signing bonus from his 2012 contract extension worth a total of $39 million. It remains to be seen whether the Patriots will try to avoid paying $3.25 million in a deferred payment due on March 31, 2014, and whether they’ll try to wipe out base-salary guaranteed of $1.323 million in 2013 and $1.137 million in 2014.

Read the rest: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/26/patriots-dump-aaron-hernandez/

That is why the Patriots are one of the best organizations in football. They don't put up with crap like this.

I have to admit, I think all teams should release a player after they have been arrested.

If that happened to you or me, we'd be out of a job.

Think it was the NFL Network I saw this stat on but since the Super Bowl, 28 players have been arrested.

Pretty shocking, not so much he was released, what he potentially might have done

That is why the Patriots are one of the best organizations in football. They don't put up with crap like this.


So are you saying that since the Browns also released a player for attempted murder today, they are one of the best organizations in football? :rofl:

I can just imagine how anybody connected to the team - from players, to fans feel now.
You probably heard by now, he has been officially charged with murder.

An irony is that had the Boston Bruins won Monday night, they would be playing game 7 tonight meaning (I would hope) that would be the bigger sports story in Boston today.

So are you saying that since the Browns also released a player for attempted murder today, they are one of the best organizations in football? :rofl:
The Browns did the right thing too. They have a new ownership and they are doing things the right way. The Patriots though have a history of not putting up with anybody who embarrasses their name. You mess up and you're gone.

I have to admit, I think all teams should release a player after they have been arrested.

If that happened to you or me, we'd be out of a job.

Think it was the NFL Network I saw this stat on but since the Super Bowl, 28 players have been arrested.
Yea. The Cowboys have two players going to trial in July for DUI. One of them is charged with the death of a teammate. Both should be off the team especially Brent. But in Jerry's World, the Soap Opera is more important than the name.

Yea. The Cowboys have two players going to trial in July for DUI. One of them is charged with the death of a teammate. Both should be off the team especially Brent. But in Jerry's World, the Soap Opera is more important than the name.

Well, at least the Cowboys released Dwayne Goodrich, remember him?

Well, at least the Cowboys released Dwayne Goodrich, remember him?
I try to forget him. He was an awful player too. Probably why it was so easy to let him go.

I try to forget him. He was an awful player too. Probably why it was so easy to let him go.

If he was a great player, do you think they would release him?

If he was a great player, do you think they would release him?
I honestly think they would have stood by him until it wasn't in their best interest. A lot of Cowboys were getting in trouble during the SB years and the Cowboys stood by them. Look how long they stood by Pacman? It's just a lot easier to cut an awful player than a good one. The Cowboys need Brent and Ratliff so that's why they're still on the team. I don't think Brent's proved anything as a player and I think Ratliff's best years are behind him but the higher ups still think they're important players.

I honestly think they would have stood by him until it wasn't in their best interest. A lot of Cowboys were getting in trouble during the SB years and the Cowboys stood by them. Look how long they stood by Pacman? It's just a lot easier to cut an awful player than a good one. The Cowboys need Brent and Ratliff so that's why they're still on the team. I don't think Brent's proved anything as a player and I think Ratliff's best years are behind him but the higher ups still think they're important players.

True, good point

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2013-06-26/aaron-hernandez-murder-charge-odin-lloyd-investigation-patriots


Aaron Hernandez faces murder charge in Odin Lloyd slaying
No bail allowed; first-degree murder among six charges
Published 4 hours and 55 minutes ago
Staff report Sporting News


Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is facing charges that include first-degree murder, a judge announced Wednesday in a Massachusetts courtroom.

The day that began with Hernandez's arrest, followed about two hours later with the Patriots announcing his release.

Hernandez was ordered held without bail. Proceedings were shown live from the courtroom. He appeared handcuffed and shackled.



The case involves the June 17 slaying of Odin Lloyd, 27, a semi-pro football player. It was treated as a homicide after Lloyd's body was found by a jogger that morning. A week's worth of investigation involved video surveillance footage, evidence gathered at Hernandez's home and other sites and forensics work by local and state police.

The charges: murder, firearm without a license, possessing large capacity firearm (two counts), possession firearm without a firearms identification card (two counts). If convicted, Hernandez could get life in prison without parole.

Next date in court for Aaron Hernandez will be July 24.

Lloyd's family members were in the courtroom in Attleboro, Mass., while charges were read and a prosecutor described in graphic detail the death and events surrounding it. Two left during the proceedings, apparently overcome by grief.



From the Massachusetts State Police on Twitter: "Hernandez charged with Murder, Unlawful possession of a firearm, Possession of a large capacity firearm. Invest ongoing. No further updates."

Additional details from the courtroom through Victoria Warren of 7NEWS, Boston's WHDH-TV, on Twitter:

First assistant district attorney Bill McCauley "says Lloyd was shot multiple times, in groin, arm, side, chest and back. DA says appears semi automatic weapon used. DA says Hernandez and Lloyd spoke in hours before murder. DA: key found in victims pocket was to a car rented by Hernandez. DA: Aaron Hernandez home has 14 cameras. Footage missing from hours after murder."

"DA: shell casings recovered from scene at Lloyd's feet. Lloyd shot and killed in industrial park"

McCauley also shared final text messages from Lloyd to a family member: "Did you see who I'm with?" ... "NFL" ... "Just so you know"

McCauley also said in court that Hernandez was seen on home surveillance carrying a gun in hand. There were two other men involved in the case, but there was no immediate information on either man.

Hernandez "drove the victim to the remote spot, and then he orchestrated his execution," McCauley said.



Michael Fee, lead attorney for Hernandez, called the evidence circumstantial. His request for bail was denied. Outside court afterwards, he refused additional comment accept to say Hernandez "was fine."

Lloyd's relatives said he was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee, that the two men were friends and that the men were together on the last night of Lloyd's life.

Lloyd was shot multiple times in the back and chest, authorities said.

In court, prosecutors described a killing borne out of a dispute at a Boston nightclub on the night of June 14, but they didn't say exactly what supposedly happened to anger Hernandez.
Aaron Hernandez (Via Twitter)

Hernandez and two friends picked up Lloyd at home at 2:30 a.m. ET on June 17, McCauley said. Surveillance footage from Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Mass., shows him leaving earlier with a gun. Hernandez also told someone in the house that he was upset and couldn't trust anyone anymore, the prosecutor said.

After picking up Lloyd, Hernandez said he was upset with Lloyd because Lloyd had spoken with people Hernandez had trouble with during their outing to the nightclub, McCauley said.

After that conversation, Lloyd texted his sister, "Did you see who I am with," the prosecutor said. When his asked who, he answered at 3:22 a.m. ET, "NFL," then, a minute later, "Just so you know," he said.

Between 3:23 a.m. and 3:27 a.m. ET, people working the overnight shift at the industrial park reported hearing gunshots, McCauley said.

It's not clear who investigators believe fired the shots.

Fee asked for bail, saying Hernandez is not a flight risk, is a homeowner and lives with his fiancee and an 8-month-old daughter.

"It is at bottom a circumstantial case. It is not a strong case," Fee said.

Hernandez was wearing a white V-neck T-shirt, with his arms inside the shirt and behind his back as he was led from his North Attleborough home before 9 a.m. ET Wednesday. He appeared in court in similar attire, although his hands were cuffed in front of him. Visible were Hernandez's numerous tattoos.

Hernandez was taken from the North Attleborough police station to his court hearing Wednesday. About two dozen supporters cheered, some yelling "We love you Aaron," as the car carrying him left the police station.

At about 10:20 a.m. ET, the Patriots announced they had released Hernandez and expressed sympathy to Lloyd's family and friends.

"Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation," the Patriots said in a statement. "We realize that law enforcement investigations into this matter are ongoing. We support their efforts and respect the process. At this time, we believe this transaction is simply the right thing to do."

The NFL also issued a statement on Wednesday that read: "The involvement of an NFL player in a case of this nature is deeply troubling. The Patriots have released Aaron Hernandez, who will have his day in court. At the same time, we should not forget the young man who was the victim in this case and take this opportunity to extend our deepest sympathy to Odin Lloyd's family and friends."

Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, declined to comment at her Boston home Wednesday morning.

"Nothing to say, please. Thank you," she said, before shutting the door.

State police searched in and around Hernandez's sprawling home in North Attleborough several times. At least three search warrants have been issued in connection with the investigation.

The Patriots drafted Hernandez, who is originally from Bristol, Conn., out of the University of Florida in 2010. Last summer, the team gave him a five-year contract worth $40 million.

During the draft, one team said it wouldn't take him under any circumstances, and he was passed over by one club after another before New England took him in the fourth round.

Afterward, Hernandez said he had failed a drug test in college — reportedly for marijuana — and was up front with teams about it.

In other off-the-field troubles, the Boston Globe reported that Hernandez lost his temper and threatened a teammate during an argument in the team's weight room shortly after he was drafted.

Hernandez became a father on Nov. 6, and said he intended to change his ways: "Now, another one is looking up to me. I can't just be young and reckless Aaron no more. I'm going to try to do the right things."

Contributing: Associated Press, Chris Littmann

Former teammate: “I have never believed in anything Aaron Hernandez stood for.”
By Tom Archdeacon | Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 01:17 PM

I’ve known Matt Light a long time and I have never - and I mean NEVER - heard him speak ill of another player, not even a defensive linemen like the New York Giants’ Osi Umenyiora with whom his classic battles in the NFL trenches have included some extra-curriculars after the whistle.

But Tuesday when I asked the former New England Patriot star tackle about his old teammate - tight end Aaron Hernandez - his easy smile quickly vanished and he went silent for several seconds as he decided what, if anything, he would say.

“I never talk about other guys, but I will say I have never embraced - never believed in - anything Aaron Hernandez stood for,” Light finally said.

The recently-retired Light - who won three Super Bowl rings and went to four Pro Bowls in his 11 year career - insinuated that Hernandez, with whom he played alongside for two years, has always had his own agenda - and it wasn’t a good one.

Read the regurgitated Hernandez story: http://www.daytondailynews.com/blog...13/06/26/former_teammate_i_have_never_b.html/

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/22702430/2013/06/27/source-hernandez-investigated-in-boston-double-killing#ixzz2XQRiU2YI


Source: Hernandez being looked at in connection to Boston double-homicide

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Posted: Jun 27, 2013 10:00 AM EST Updated: Jun 27, 2013 11:20 AM EST




BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) -- FOX 25 has learned exclusively that investigators are looking into Aaron Hernandez in connection to a double homicide that happened on July 16, 2012 in downtown Boston.

According to the Boston Police blog from that date, officers responded to the intersection of Shawmut Avenue and Herald Street just after 2 a.m. When they arrived, they found three people had been shot, two fatally, as they sat in a car at a traffic light.

The men were identified as Safiro Furtado and Daniel Abreu. The FOX 25 source said the men, who worked at a cleaning company in Dorchester, had just left a bar in the area.

Furtado and Abreu were sitting in the front seat of the vehicle when witnesses said the occupants of a gray or silver SUV with Rhode Island plates opened fire on it. The surviving victim was in the back seat. Investigators believed two others in the car fled the scene.

The source said that investigators were looking into Aaron Hernandez in connection to the killing.

On Wednesday, Hernandez was charged with murder in the death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, of Dorchester.

An investigation is ongoing.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/27/massachusetts-judge-denies-bail-for-former-patriot-aaron-hernandez/

Former Patriot Aaron Hernandez denied bail in murder case

Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriot charged with murder, was denied bail Thursday during an appearance in Massachusetts Superior Court.

Judge Renee Dupuis said she was not comfortable with releasing Hernandez to house arrest or with a wrist bracelet after listening to evidence presented from the assistant district attorney accusing Hernandez of sending a text message to two unidentified friends a day before the murder and asking them to hurry to Massachusetts from Connecticut.

Jamie Sultan, one of Hernandez's lawyers, argued that his client is not a flight risk because he has deep ties to the community. His celebrity status, even if he wanted to flee, would make any attempt to do so virtually impossible, Sultan said. He noted that Hernandez has no criminal history and lives with his fiancée and their eight-month-old daughter.

The judge noted that it is rare to see a person charged with first degree murder released on bail. Sultan called his client an "unusual defendant."

"He shouldn't get special treatment because he's a celebrity," Sultan said. "The facts that support bail and his particular case happens to be unusual."

Dupuis disagreed and said often murder defendants have ties to the community.

"I think the commonwealth has presented a case that's circumstantial, to be sure, but very, very strong," Dupuis said.

Bristol County Assistant District Attorney Bill McCauley reiterated his argument fromWednesday's arraignment. He said said Hernandez was upset the alleged victim, Odin Lloyd, talked to people at a club with whom Hernandez had trouble. He also said Hernandez had the will and means to run.

"The evidence of his guilt is overwhelming," McCauley said.

Hernandez interfered with the "movement" of the investigation, told a girlfriend not to talk to police and surveillance footage had been destroyed, he said.

McCauley said a search warrant was executed Wednesday at a condominium leased by the defendant. Authorities found .22-caliber ammunition and a semiautomatic Hungarian rifle, he said.

A .22-caliber gun was found between Hernandez's home and the murder scene, McCauley said. The murder weapon was a .45-caliber firearm. Hernandez also faces several gun charges.

Boston PD has located red SUV with RI plates it was looking for as identified in July 2012 homicide. Aaron Hernandez rented it.

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This is turning into a real soap opera.

Don't be surprised to see Aaron get off easy just because he is athlete

Look at OJ Simpson and Donte Stallworth

I don't know why, but I am so into this, it is very interesting, something new every day seems to come out, he is really messed up. He picked a bad time to do it too, football, hockey, and basketball season is over, this will be the sports story of the summer easily

I don't know why, but I am so into this, it is very interesting, something new every day seems to come out, he is really messed up. He picked a bad time to do it too, football, hockey, and basketball season is over, this will be the sports story of the summer easily
I have to admit that I'm hooked on this case too mainly because it's hard to believe. I just don't understand people like him. He's an NFL player, making millions of dollars, and has so many fans rooting for him and then he throws it all away. I just don't get it.

Don't be surprised to see Aaron get off easy just because he is athlete

Look at OJ Simpson and Donte Stallworth
Nothing surprises me anymore. The Defense lawyer says it's a weak case but they have him in the car at the time of the murder. I think the only defense is if one of the other two killed him. It sounds like someone is talking because everyday something new comes out.

I've been interested in this case too. We all know criminals are stupid but I can't believe how dumb AH is....

You rent a car in your name? Really? I would have thought fake name would work. (I had posted about this on another site and someone said that you only sign it if you are trustworthy.)
You tell police you were watching them on your surveillance video?
You go to a gas station to buy gum and that gum is in the car or at the murder scene?

I didn't realize he told his gf to not to talk to police.

I think the gun is at the Patriots facility if his home wasn't searched before he went.

I think someone is talking, maybe for a plea deal.

Someone shoulda watched either the CSI shows or cop shows.

EDIT: I would have thought he would have fled already before his home was searched.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/aaron-hernandez-bristol-hometown-friends-family-shocked-murder-charge-former-new-england-patriot-062813


Updated Jun 28, 2013 7:18 AM ET


HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)

The murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has led investigators to his hometown of Bristol, Conn., the working-class Hartford suburb where he began a meteoric rise that would carry him to the upper echelons of the NFL.


He is remembered as a fun-loving teenager at Bristol Central High School, where he followed in the footsteps of his older brother, D.J., who would star as a quarterback and tight end at the University of Connecticut.

Some recall him struggling with the death of his father, Dennis, in 2006, but remaining determined to become a pro athlete, spending hours working out before and after school. As Bristol police assist Massachusetts investigators, arresting one local man as a fugitive from justice, the community was left to ponder the fall of the hometown hero with the $40 million pro contract and a new family of his own.

A former high school teammate, Andrew Ragali, 24, said the troubled street hood he has seen portrayed on television is not the Aaron Hernandez he knew.

"You could maybe say he was immature, but he wasn't a gang-banger at all," Ragali said. "I think when he went to college things might have changed, hanging around with the wrong people, but in high school, he wasn't like that at all."

The 23-year-old Hernandez was arrested Wednesday at his mansion in North Attleborough, Mass., and accused of orchestrating the execution-style shooting of his friend, Odin Lloyd, allegedly because Lloyd had talked to the wrong people at a nightclub. He was denied bail at a hearing Thursday in a Massachusetts courtroom, where a prosecutor said a Hummer belonging to Hernandez turned up an ammunition clip matching the caliber of casings found at the scene of Lloyd's killing.

Hernandez's lawyer argued his client is not a risk to flee and the case against him is circumstantial.

On June 16, the night before the slaying, a prosecutor said, Hernandez texted two unidentified friends and asked them to hurry to Massachusetts from Connecticut. A few minutes later, he texted Lloyd to tell him he wanted to get together, the prosecutor said. Authorities said surveillance footage showed the friends arriving, but they did not say who fired the shots.

New Britain State's Attorney Brian Preleski said Thursday that his office and Bristol police have been assisting investigators in Massachusetts and that Carlos Ortiz, 27, of Bristol, had been charged as a fugitive from justice. He waived extradition to Massachusetts and was being held on $1.5 million bail in Hartford.

Ortiz's public defender, Alfonzo Sirica, declined to comment about the case.

Massachusetts state police said Thursday night they were seeking another man, Ernest Wallace, in connection with Lloyd's killing. They issued an alert and wanted poster for Wallace, saying he was considered armed and dangerous, and sought the public's help in tracking down a silver or gray 2012 Chrysler 300 with Rhode Island license plates he was seen driving.

In Connecticut, Bristol is known to many as the home of ESPN, Otis Elevator and the Hernandez family.

Aaron and his brother each earned honors as the state's Gatorade high school player of the year, although they played several years apart at Bristol Central. Aaron would often visit his brother at UConn, and at one point verbally committed to follow D.J. and play for UConn himself. But Aaron became too big a star for the state school and signed instead to play at the University of Florida, a national powerhouse where he was an All-American.


Ragali recalled seeing Hernandez again, years after high school, at a Hartford bar. He described him as quieter, with more tattoos. But said he was very nice, asked about his family and took pictures with his girlfriend.

It was after his father's death that Hernandez began smoking marijuana and hanging out with a rough crowd, Hernandez's mother, Terri, told USA Today in 2009.

"The shock of losing his dad, there was so much anger," she said at the time.

Hernandez's mother works in the office at the local South Side elementary school, and other family members still live in Bristol.

"All I can say is that he will be cleared of all these charges in the end," she told the Bristol Press outside her home Wednesday. "Just let it play out until the end."

On Wednesday night, police searched a Bristol home and garage owned by Andres Valderrama, whom WFSB-TV identified as an uncle. A message was left at the home Thursday seeking comment.

The Patriots, who cut Hernandez following his arrest Wednesday, drafted him in 2010 and signed him last summer to a five-year contract worth $40 million.

During the draft, one team said it wouldn't take him under any circumstances, and he was passed over by one club after another before New England picked him in the fourth round. Afterward, Hernandez said he had failed a drug test in college -- reportedly for marijuana -- and was up front with teams about it.

A Florida man filed a lawsuit last week claiming Hernandez shot him in the face after they argued at a strip club in February.

Hernandez became a father on Nov. 6 and said he intended to change his ways: "Now, another one is looking up to me. I can't just be young and reckless Aaron no more."

Hernandez could face life in prison if convicted.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/28/search-for-ernest-wallace-alleged-ally-aaron-hernandez-continues-police-investigate-former-new-england-patriot-link-murders/yNX91Gu5KSirHcOIPdAYNJ/story.html

3rd suspect captured in Hernandez case

By Travis Andersen, Wesley Lowery, Mark Arsenault, Meghan E. Irons and John R. Ellement

June 28, 2013




Ernest Wallace, the third suspect in the murder of Odin L. Lloyd, was arrested in Miramar, Fla., today, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Ernest Wallace, the third suspect in the murder of Odin L. Lloyd, was arrested in southern Florida today by officers from the Miramar police department, officials said.

No details of the capture of the 41-year-old Wallace, a Connecticut man sought on charges of being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Odin L. Lloyd, were immediately available. Lloyd was shot and killed June 17 in North Attleborough, a killing prosecutors have alleged was orchestrated by former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez.

The capture of Wallace means that all three men implicated in the murder of Lloyd, a 27-year-old Dorchester man who was acquainted with the Hernandez because they were dating sisters, are now in the hands of Massachusetts law enforcement.

Hernandez is currently being held without bail at the Bristol County Jail after pleading not guilty this week to charges that he orchestrated the execution-style murder of Lloyd on June 17 in a North Attleborough industrial park.

In addition to Hernandez and Wallace, authorities have said in court papers that Carlos Ortiz, 27, of Bristol, Conn., is seen on surveillance video entering Hernandez’s North Attleborough home around 3:30 a.m. on June 17 armed with a handgun.

According to Connecticut officials, Ortiz today waived extradition and may appear today in Attleboro District Court where he is currently charged with unlawful carrying of a firearm on June 17.

He has not been charged with murdering Lloyd, whom Hernandez knew because they were dating sisters.

Also today, authorities confirmed they recovered a silver Chrylser 300 with Rhode Island plates that Wallace was last seen driving. The car was recovered in Bristol, Conn., the hometown of Hernandez, Ortiz and where Wallace also had connections.

Earlier this morning, Boston police became the third police agency since June 17 to search Hernandez’s sprawling home on Ronald C. Meyer Drive. State Police and North Attleborough police searched his home at least twice before Hernandez was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing Lloyd.

A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said Boston police were looking for evidence that could connect Hernandez to the killings of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado, friends who grew up in Cape Verde, who were slain in a fusillade of bullets on July 16, 2012, in the South End as they drove home from a Boston nightclub.

Abreu, who was driving a BMW sedan, stopped at a light on Shawmut Avenue at Herald Street when a silver or gray sport utility vehicle with Rhode Island plates pulled alongside. Someone from the SUV opened fire, killing Abreu, 29, and Furtado, 28. Another passenger was wounded. Two others fled the car unharmed.

The killings were a mystery until the murder of Lloyd, according to two law enforcement sources briefed on the Boston murders. Hernandez, according to Bristol prosecutors, hatched a plan to kill Lloyd after he was seen talking with some people he had “troubles with,” at a Boston nightclub on June 14, and later summoned two allies with a text saying “you can’t trust anyone.’’

Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley declined to comment on specifics of the investigation, but he said that the case, once cold, has become more “robust” recently.

Furtado was a tour guide in Cape Verde, his family said. He arrived in Dorchester five months before he was killed. Abreu grew up in Cape Verde, where he worked as a police officer. He arrived in Dorchester around 2008.

Police also searched a Franklin condominium this week as part of the Lloyd investigation and recovered .45 caliber bullets similar to the ones used to kill Lloyd, authorities said.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/06/28/patriots-inviting-fans-to-trade-in-aaron-hernandez-jerseys-in-exchange-for-new-jersey/

Patriots Offer Aaron Hernandez Jersey Exchange To Fans

BOSTON (CBS) — New England fans who spent $100 or more to buy an Aaron Hernandez jersey in recent years were no doubt disappointed to see the developments of the past couple of weeks, but the Patriots announced Friday that they’re willing to help out.

The Patriots ProShop is offering a free jersey exchange to any fans looking to dispose of their No. 81 Hernandez jerseys, so long as they were purchased at the ProShop or at PatriotsProShop.com.

The exchange will be available the weekend of July 6 and July 7 and is good for a product of “comparable value.”

“We know that children love wearing their Patriots jerseys, but may not understand why parents don’t want them wearing their Hernandez jerseys anymore,” Patriots spokesperson Stacey James said in the announcement. “We hope this opportunity to exchange those jerseys at the Patriots ProShop for another player’s jersey will be well received by parents.”

Hernandez switched to jersey No. 81 from No. 85 prior to the 2011 season, so the No. 81 distinction in the announcement would seem to indicate the deal is only good on somewhat recently purchased jerseys. Regarding all decisions on the exchange, the Patriots said that “the Patriots ProShop reserves the right to make all determinations regarding program validity. All determinations are final.”

Hernandez, 23, was charged with murder this week and remains under investigation for an unsolved double murder in Boston last July.

Jerseys and all other Hernandez memorabilia were taken off the team’s website shortly after the team released him on Wednesday. Most jerseys retail at the Patriots ProShop for $99.95, though authentic game jerseys sell for $249.95.

The Browns did the right thing too. They have a new ownership and they are doing things the right way. The Patriots though have a history of not putting up with anybody who embarrasses their name. You mess up and you're gone.
I agree with some of that, even though the Browns owner is in hot water with the IRS among others. :P

I agree with some of that, even though the Browns owner is in hot water with the IRS among others. :P
I did not know about the IRS. The Cleveland Curse. lol

Then again Josh Brent, the Cowboys DUI killer just failed a drug test so he's back in jail. The Cowboys have no comment. :rolleyes:

Yeah, it doesn't have anything to do with the Browns, but his family business, Pilot Flying J. People are suing him left and right. Looooooooooooooong story!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130709/aaron-hernandez-admits-fatal-shots-court-documents/

Documents: Hernandez admitted firing fatal shots

By CURT ANDERSON and ERIKA NIEDOWSKI, AP
2 hours ago

FILE - In this June 26, 2013 file photo, former New England Patriots tight e...

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A man linked to the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez told police Hernandez admitted firing the fatal shots, and a vehicle wanted in a double killing in Boston a year before had been rented in Hernandez's name, according to documents filed Tuesday in Florida that provide the most damning evidence yet against the star athlete.

The documents say Hernandez associate Carlos Ortiz told Massachusetts investigators that another man, Ernest Wallace, said Hernandez admitted shooting semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's home in North Attleborough. The documents were filed in court by the Miramar, Fla., police department to justify a search of Wallace's home in that city.

The documents also say that while investigating Lloyd's killing, police did searches in Hernandez's hometown, Bristol, Conn., that turned up a vehicle wanted in connection with a July 2012 double homicide in Boston. Police say the vehicle had been rented in Hernandez's name.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in Lloyd's killing. His legal team did not return email messages Tuesday.

Meanwhile, eight search warrants were unsealed in Massachusetts after news organizations sought access to the records. The warrants reveal the breadth of the investigation, with authorities scouring through everything from Hernandez's house to his phone to the contents of his team locker, which the Patriots emptied into a container after they released him.

Police seized a rifle and ammunition found in Hernandez's home.

According to the documents, Hernandez became ``argumentative'' during his first encounter with police at his home following Lloyd's death. He asked, ``What's with all the questions?'' and locked the door behind him.

He then returned with his attorney's business card but didn't respond when police told him they were investigating a death.

``Mr. Hernandez slammed the door and relocked it behind him,'' the records read. ``Mr. Hernandez did not ask officers whose death was being investigated. Mr. Hernandez's demeanor did not indicate any concern for the death of any person.''

Hernandez came out later and agreed to be questioned at a police station, according to the documents.

The documents also say Hernandez called his girlfriend's cellphone and stopped her from speaking with police after they pulled her over and told her Lloyd was dead.

This Hernandez story is just crazy. This guy had the world on a silver platter. Beautiful girlfriend and new baby girl, new mansion, etc, etc, etc. What kind of a moron throws it all away for what? Nothing. Life in prison. Good riddance to bad rubbish.