Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez found guilty of first-degree murder

Written By kolimtiga on Rabu, 15 April 2015 | 22.25

A Massachusetts jury found former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of a semiprofessional football player.

Prosecutors charged that Hernandez shot Odin Lloyd six times at an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass., on June 17, 2013.

An attorney for Hernandez, 25, told the court last week that his client was at the scene of the killing but didn't participate in the crime.

The jury of seven men and five women had the options of finding Hernandez guilty of first- or second-degree murder or not guilty. The verdict, which came after six days of deliberations, had to be unanimous.

The jury also found Hernandez guilty on ammunition and gun possession charges.

Hernandez faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Two other men -- Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace -- have also been charged in connection with Lloyd's death. Both have pleaded not guilty and are to be tried separately

The weapon used to kill Lloyd has never been recovered.

The verdict at the Fall River Justice Center in Fall River, Mass., capped a trial that began in January and included 135 witnesses -- 132 for the prosecution.

The Patriots released Hernandez -- a former All-American at the University of Florida -- in June 2013 following his arrest on the murder charge.

In August 2012, Hernandez had signed a five-year contract extension with the Patriots worth up to $40 million.

Hernandez's legal troubles aren't over. In a separate case, he is charged with killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in July 2012 in Boston

The Associated Press contributed to this report.  

Copyright © 2015, Los Angeles Times

7:52 a.m.: This post was updated with the information that Hernandez was also found guilty on ammunition and gun possession charges and that he faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This post was originally published at 7:35 a.m.


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