Aaron Hernandez, Ex-Patriots Star, Convicted Of Murder Of Odin Lloyd A jury has found Aaron Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd.
Hernandez, the former New England Patriots tight end, faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole for killing Lloyd, the Boston Globe reported.
The jury also convicted Hernandez on weapon and ammunition charges.
Hernandez's fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, wept openly in court after hearing the verdict.
Deliberations stretched out seven days before jurors announced their decision on Wednesday morning. Testimony in the trial lasted about two months and was at times interrupted by severe weather.
Hernandez initially stood as the verdict was read, then slumped into his chair after the murder conviction was announced.
From the Boston Globe:
Hernandez's defense admitted that the ex-Patriots tight end witnessed the shooting of Lloyd but argued that he has no reason to throw his career away by killing someone. The prosecution was never able to establish Hernandez's motive, according to WCVB.
"Did he make all the right decisions? No," his lawyer, James Sultan said during closing arguments. "He was a 23-year-old kid who witnessed something, a shocking killing, committed by someone he knew. He didn't know what to do, so he just put one foot in front of the other."
Hernandez's alleged accomplices, Ernest Wallace Jr. and Carlos Ortiz, will be tried separately.
This is a developing story.
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Hernandez, the former New England Patriots tight end, faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole for killing Lloyd, the Boston Globe reported.
The jury also convicted Hernandez on weapon and ammunition charges.
Hernandez's fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, wept openly in court after hearing the verdict.
Deliberations stretched out seven days before jurors announced their decision on Wednesday morning. Testimony in the trial lasted about two months and was at times interrupted by severe weather.
Hernandez initially stood as the verdict was read, then slumped into his chair after the murder conviction was announced.
From the Boston Globe:
Hernandez, 25, and two accomplices picked up Lloyd, 27, a landscaper who played semiprofessional football, at his home on the pretext that they would party together. Instead they drove through the darkness to an industrial park in North Attleborough near the football player’s spacious home, where Hernandez shot Lloyd several times with a .45-caliber Glock pistol, including two kill shots to Lloyd’s chest as he writhed in pain on the ground.
Hernandez's defense admitted that the ex-Patriots tight end witnessed the shooting of Lloyd but argued that he has no reason to throw his career away by killing someone. The prosecution was never able to establish Hernandez's motive, according to WCVB.
"Did he make all the right decisions? No," his lawyer, James Sultan said during closing arguments. "He was a 23-year-old kid who witnessed something, a shocking killing, committed by someone he knew. He didn't know what to do, so he just put one foot in front of the other."
Hernandez's alleged accomplices, Ernest Wallace Jr. and Carlos Ortiz, will be tried separately.
This is a developing story.
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