Pro football player Aaron Hernandez faces first-degree murder and five other charges in connection with the shooting death of 27-year-old acquaintance Odin Lloyd.
“Based on the nature of the crime, the nature of the case, and the likelihood and the means” Hernandez has to flee, Bristol County district attorney Sam Sutter asked Hernandez be held without bail, and the court agreed.
Police claim to possess footage of Hernandez stating “you can’t trust anyone anymore,” while holding a firearm before picking up Lloyd after 2:30 a.m. ET, according to the district attorney.
Lloyd allegedly texted his mother asking “did you see who I was with?”
Lloyd followed with a text that said “NFL.”
During the arraignment, it was also detailed that Hernandez was captured by surveillance video in the area claiming a rented Nissan Altima, at the scene of the crime near his home and returning the car to the rental agency where a shell casing and the same type of bubblegum Hernandez purchased at a gas station. That stop was also caught on camera.
Hernandez’s attorney called the case “weak” and evidence against his client circumstantial. He also requested an gag order be issued
Based largely on surveillance videos and cell phone texts, Sutter recited a lengthy and detailed account of actions and interactions involving Hernandez and Lloyd during the days leading up to June 17 when Lloyd’s body was found in an industrial park about a half mile from the North Attlesborough home of Hernandez.
The DA connected a black semi-automatic weapon, and shell casings from that weapon found near the body, to Hernandez based on finger prints and other evidence.