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n2doc

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Thu Aug 22, 2013, 01:28 PM Aug 2013

Grand Jury Indicts Aaron Hernandez of murder 1

FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was indicted Thursday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about a mile from the ex-player's home.

The six-count grand jury indictment charges Hernandez with killing 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player from Boston who was dating the sister of Hernandez's girlfriend. It also contains weapons counts, according to the Fall River division of Bristol County Superior Court.

Hernandez, 23, pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges in June, and he is being held without bail at a county jail. His lawyers say the case against him is circumstantial and they're confident he will be able to clear his name.

Hernandez signed a new Patriots contract last summer worth $40 million but was cut from the team within hours of his June 26 arrest, when police led the handcuffed athlete from his home as news cameras rolled.

He could face life in prison if convicted. He was due to appear in Attleboro court later Thursday.

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http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/9591709/aaron-hernandez-former-new-england-patriots-tight-end-indicted-murder-charge

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Grand Jury Indicts Aaron Hernandez of murder 1 (Original Post) n2doc Aug 2013 OP
Aaron's big mistake was signing with the Pats and not the Ravens...nt joeybee12 Aug 2013 #1
You are correct. Had he signed with the Ravens, Ray Lewis would have taken Hernandez madinmaryland Aug 2013 #2
That's EXACTLY what I meant joeybee12 Aug 2013 #3
You need to come to God, joey!! Oh wait, you did... madinmaryland Aug 2013 #4

madinmaryland

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2. You are correct. Had he signed with the Ravens, Ray Lewis would have taken Hernandez
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:03 PM
Aug 2013

under his wing and opened him up to God and the wonderous world of God. Hernandez would never have gotten involved in the nonsense that went down in New England.


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