http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story...dez-new-england-patriots-taken-police-custody
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was taken into custody by police Wednesday morning.
Hernandez, wearing a white V-neck T-shirt, long red athletic shorts and black sneakers, was led around 9 a.m. ET from the front door of his mansion with his hands in handcuffs behind his back inside the shirt and placed into a police cruiser, which quickly drove away.
He casually spit into some bushes on his way to the car.
Hernandez remains at the center of an investigation involving the shooting death of 27-year-old acquaintance Odin Lloyd.
State police officers and dogs had searched Hernandez's home for more than 3½ hours Saturday.
ABC News on Friday reported that authorities were expected to execute an arrest warrant at some point for Hernandez for obstruction of justice.Michael Fee, an attorney for Hernandez, released a statement Monday night that read:
"Over the past week, our client, Aaron Hernandez, has been the subject of a relentless flood of rumors, misinformation, and false reports in the media. These include the repeated publication of a supposedly confirmed report that an arrest warrant had been issued for Aaron, a report that was exposed as untrue.
"None of these false reports come from official sources and we appreciate the professionalism and restraint shown by the Bristol County District Attorney's Office to date with regard to its public statements while its investigation is underway. Out of respect for that ongoing investigation, we will continue to refrain from commenting on its substance."
The arrest warrant was prepared last week after police discovered that the security system at Hernandez's home, along with his cellphone, were destroyed, sources told ABC News.
Surveillance video from the neighborhood shows Hernandez with Lloyd and two other people hours before Lloyd was killed last week, sources confirmed to ABC News late Thursday.
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was taken into custody by police Wednesday morning.
Hernandez, wearing a white V-neck T-shirt, long red athletic shorts and black sneakers, was led around 9 a.m. ET from the front door of his mansion with his hands in handcuffs behind his back inside the shirt and placed into a police cruiser, which quickly drove away.
He casually spit into some bushes on his way to the car.
Hernandez remains at the center of an investigation involving the shooting death of 27-year-old acquaintance Odin Lloyd.
State police officers and dogs had searched Hernandez's home for more than 3½ hours Saturday.
ABC News on Friday reported that authorities were expected to execute an arrest warrant at some point for Hernandez for obstruction of justice.Michael Fee, an attorney for Hernandez, released a statement Monday night that read:
"Over the past week, our client, Aaron Hernandez, has been the subject of a relentless flood of rumors, misinformation, and false reports in the media. These include the repeated publication of a supposedly confirmed report that an arrest warrant had been issued for Aaron, a report that was exposed as untrue.
"None of these false reports come from official sources and we appreciate the professionalism and restraint shown by the Bristol County District Attorney's Office to date with regard to its public statements while its investigation is underway. Out of respect for that ongoing investigation, we will continue to refrain from commenting on its substance."
The arrest warrant was prepared last week after police discovered that the security system at Hernandez's home, along with his cellphone, were destroyed, sources told ABC News.
Surveillance video from the neighborhood shows Hernandez with Lloyd and two other people hours before Lloyd was killed last week, sources confirmed to ABC News late Thursday.
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I guess to be fair.... the Lawyer was Right.
These include the repeated publication of a supposedly confirmed report that an arrest warrant had been issued for Aaron, a report that was exposed as untrue
^^^ False reports of AN Arrest Warrant = meaning ONE.... but it turns out they had THREE Arrest Warrants this Morning
won't be known until court later today http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...-hernandez-handcuffed-police-custody/2458991/
MASS STATE POLICE @MassStatePolice We are not releasing the charge against Hernandez until it is presented to the court. Again, he will be arraigned in Attleboro Court today
<time pubdate="" class="dt-updated" datetime="2013-06-26T13:33:07+0000" title="Time posted: 26 Jun 2013, 13:33:07 (UTC)">9:33 AM - 26 Jun 2013</time>
Glad they released him - I'm sure they were waiting for him to be arrested, as there's probably something contractual involved (maybe they get some sig ingredients bonus back or whatever). But either way, as someone said above, gotta be done with this distraction. What a dummy, regardless of his level of involvement.
