Prosecutors say Aaron Hernandez's girlfriend lied 29 times to grand jury; faces perjury charges

[davidn3600]

Shayanna Jenkins, the girlfriend of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, faces charges of lying to a grand jury investigating the murder of Odin Lloyd.

According to prosecutors, Jenkins lied 29 times.

Via the Boston Globe, prosecutors outlined the various alleged falsehoods in court papers filed in connection with the case. The alleged untruths include lies regarding conversations with Hernandez on June 18, when he allegedly called from his lawyer’s office and told her to remove items from the house.

She also allegedly lied about why she removed the things, about her lack of knowledge as to what the objects were, and about how she got rid of the objects.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/03/prosecutors-allege-hernandezs-fiancee-lied-29-times-to-grand-jury/


Makes you scratch your head why she's willing to fall on the sword for this guy. She is currently facing up to 20 years in prison.

[Logical]

1. I hope she gets 20. Covering for a cold blooded murderer. n-t

[nomorenomore08]

2. I wouldn't say her crime is equivalent to murder. So 20 years seems a bit much.

I certainly do think she should serve at least a few, though, partly as an example to other would-be perjurers.

[TeamPooka]

3. she is lucky this is just lying to the grand jury and not accesory after the fact.

but prosecutor saturation bombing is a standard tactic to make someone comply and/or deal.

[nomorenomore08]

4. True. Although personally, I don't think an "accessory" should get anywhere near the sentence that

the actual murderer does. The damage is already done, so to speak - or the vast majority of it anyhow.

[TeamPooka]

5. i'm a bad typist.

[nomorenomore08]

6. Oh. I wasn't pointing out your spelling error. Didn't mean to embarrass you.