Aaron Hernandez found guilty in murder of Odin Lloyd

Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez appeared in a courtroom for the first time since being found guilty of first-degree murder in mid-April, and he showed up with a large, new neck tattoo that appears to read “LIFETIME.” Ian Rapoport, however, claims that the entire tattoo -- the bottom is not visible -- reads “LIFETIME LOYALTY.”

Lifetime is how long Hernandez will spend in prison -- his murder conviction came with a mandatory life sentence with no opportunity for parole.

Former Tennessee Titan Ryan Mouton posted a picture of himself standing over a helmetless, angry Aaron Hernandez to Instagram Thursday:

He wrote:

Officially, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office is not identifying Bradley as the victim due to the fact that it’s a witness intimidation charge, but Bradley is suing Hernandez in federal court for the same shooting. Bradley is expected to be a key witness in Hernandez’s trial for the double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in 2012.

Bradley was allegedly shot after he “made a remark about the homicides,” according to My Fox Boston.

“He would make every effort to get extra sandwiches,” Hodgson said. “He would just try to convince the officers to give him more than what they otherwise could get.”

Hodgson described Hernandez as charming. Bristol County staff were tasked with taking Hernandez to prison after he was handed a guilty verdict last week for first-degree murder, which carries a life sentence without parole in the state of Massachusetts. At Bristol, Hernandez reportedly threatened to kill a security guard and his family, and got in a fight with another inmate.

Found guilty of first-degree murder, Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to spend life in prison without parole:

Cedar Junction happens to be just a few miles from Hernandez’s former place of business:

Per Massachusetts state law, there will be an automatic appeal for the first-degree murder charge. Judge E. Susan Garsh also tacked on additional sentences of three to five years for unlawful possession of a firearm and one year for unlawful possession of ammunition. Neither are the maximum sentence for those charges.

Hernandez, 25, will now face another trial in Boston for a double homicide that occurred in 2012. He was indicted in May 2014 for the killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, but the trial was delayed because Hernandez’s defense lawyers argued that they needed the time to focus on the charges for the murder of Olin Lloyd.

A first-degree murder sentence carries a life sentence without parole in Massachusetts.

Hernandez, 25, was indicted in August 2013 for the murder of Odin Lloyd and later indicted in May 2014 for a double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, which occurred in 2012. He pleaded not guilty to all three murder charges, in addition to two gun charges in the Odin Lloyd case.

Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel was at the trial, and described the defense as attempting to “humanize” Hernandez -- in particular, holding up Hernandez’s $40 million contract as symbol of how much Kraft personally trusted the tight end. Personal details emerged, including the fact that Hernandez had a special greeting for Kraft -- “He would always hug and kiss me.“

Kraft testified that Hernandez said he was innocent, and had explained his relationship with Lloyd. According to Kraft, Hernandez said that Lloyd was his fiancee’s sister’s boyfriend, and that the two men had a social relationship.

Jenkins pleaded not guilty to a perjury charge in October that alleged that she lied to a grand jury about facts pertaining to the Hernandez case, including her role in disposing evidence. Documents released in August, including surveillance tape and a text message exchange, suggested that Hernandez tasked Jenkins with getting rid of a gun used to kill Lloyd.

Prosecutors allege that Jenkins has lied to the grand jury 29 times during the case, per Steele. If true, immunity would allow Jenkins to escape potentially serious punishment if found guilty of perjury in a murder case.

Lloyd reportedly sent text messages to his sister after being picked up in a car by Hernandez and two other men, mere minutes before the trio allegedly shot Lloyd to death in a vacant lot near the former NFL star’s North Attleborough, Mass., home.

Prosecutors claim that the messages, one of which read, “Did you see who I was with?” reveal that Lloyd feared for his life while riding in the car.

The double murder trial -- in which Hernandez is accused of killing two Boston men after an encounter at a nightclub -- was scheduled to begin in May. Hernandez’s lawyer asked for that trial to be delayed six months, so they can focus on preparations for Hernandez’s trial related to the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. Jury selection in that case is expected to begin Jan. 9.

The judge agreed to delay Hernandez’s second trial, but did not set a new date, saying he wants to see how long the Lloyd murder trial takes before deciding on a firm date.

This is obviously bad news for the Patriots, who feel that they will be giving away far too much information about their scouting practices by releasing the information, which they don’t feel is relevant.

Prosecutors agreed, saying it has nothing to do with with the murder of Odin Loyd. The recods could show that Hernandez had some sort of diminished capacity, but the Patriots said Hernandez must tell them that if he wants the records.

The motive behind the double murder allegedly committed by Aaron Hernandez has been somewhat hazy up to this point. At the former NFL star’s arraignment on Monday, prosecutors stated that he killed two strangers over a spilled drink.

Hernandez pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and five other charges related to the 2012 double murder of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston.

Nor did investigators reveal how the tattoo artist might be able to link Hernandez to the double murder. Police are apparently casting a wide net for their search, with Hernandez known to have traveled to Hermosa Beach, Calif.; Bristol, Conn.; Palm Beach and Miami, Fla.; Boston, and Rhode Island during that time span.

Jake Wark, press secretary for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office in Massachusetts, said police are purposefully being vague about details of the investigation.

Surveillance footage showed an SUV belonging to Hernandez, with him in the driver’s seat, left the night club around 1:30 a.m. on July 12, 2012. After that, Conley alleges that Hernandez pulled up alongside the BMW with Abreu and Furtado in it at a traffic light before firing from the driver’s seat of the SUV.

Conley stated that the police believe Hernandez fired multiple shots from a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver, killing Abreu and Furtado while injuring another man. The district attorney says Abreu and Furtado “were ambushed and executed.”

Hernandez is already facing a murder charge stemming from the death of Odin Lloyd at North Attleboro, Massachusetts back in June 2013. The double-murder in question deals with the slaying of Daniel Abreu, 28, and Safiro Furtado, 29. The two men were murdered in a drive-by shooting, according to Ted Daniel.

The Suffolk County District Attorney and the Boston police department will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. ET to discuss the happenings, per Jeremy Ryan of FOX.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson told the network that Hernandez got into an altercation with another inmate at the Bristol County House of Corrections on Tuesday. He declined to go into the specifics of the incident, but said jail staff are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage as part of an internal investigation.

A spokesman for the Bristol County sheriff’s office said neither man was seriously injured.

Bradley was shot by an unknown assailant after security pushed a fight to the outside of the club. He then went to his car to retrieve a gun, which he fired several times. No additional injuries have been reported. He fled the scene but made it only a short distance before being stopped by police.

The gun was found in the car. Police have not yet released the charges they plan to bring against Bradley.

The prosecution will now have to find another way to go after Hernandez, who has been in custody. Hernandez is accused of killing Lloyd, a former semi-pro football player, then trying to hide and destroy evidence with the help of his girlfriend, Shayanna Jenkins. If convicted of the murder, Hernandez could be facing life in prison.

Ernest Wallace, who was also allegedly in the car with Hernandez at the time of Lloyd’s murder, won’t be testifying against Hernandez.

Court documents released on Thursday revealed that Boston police suspect Aaron Hernandez as the shooter in a 2012 double murder in the city, according to the Boston Globe’s Wesley Lowery.

A Connecticut judge unsealed a search warrant affidavit requesting permission to search an SUV stored at the Bristol, Conn., home of Hernandez’s uncle -- a vehicle the police believe may have been used in the July 16, 2012, shootings of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston’s South End.

Hernandez was indicted on murder charges in August in connection with the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Pouncey and Hernandez played with one another at the University of Florda. He was also seen wearing a “Free Hernandez” hat back in mid-July.

The NFLPA was forced to act on Hernandez behalf due to his contract, per Frank. The two base salaries were guaranteed even if Hernandez was cut. Since the former Patriot was released, the team has failed to pay him the money that he was assured in his contract. Hernandez is currently in jail in Connecticut and was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Odin Lloyd in August.

The Patriots released him from his contract in June. He pleaded not guilty in September to the murder charges and is being held without bail. He is also being sued for his alleged involvement in shooting at a Miami strip club.

Jenkins is accused of lying to the grand jury about several facts related to the Hernandez case, including her role in destroying evidence, according to Boston.com. Bristol County prosecutor Patrick Bomberg requested Jenkins be held on $5,000 bail, but Jenkins was released on her own recognizance.

According to Bomberg, the day after Odin Lloyd was killed, Hernandez requested Jenkins collect a box in the basement, put it in a bag with baby clothes, drive off and throw the bag into a dumpster. Bomberg said Jenkins claimed she could not recall where she discarded the box.

These indictments are connected to the ongoing investigation into the June homicide of Odin Lloyd, for which Hernandez has been charged with first-degree murder. At his arraignment in early September, Hernandez pleaded not guilty to all of his charges.

Authorities were investigating Jenkins’ potential role in the case back in August, believing at the time that she may have intentionally misled investigators and also might be aware of what happened to the gun involved in Lloyd’s death.

Ortiz, who has admitted to being with Hernandez and third suspect Ernest Wallace on the night that Lloyd was shot and killed, was indicted by a grand jury on a single count of Accessory to the Murder-After the Fact.

According to prosecutors, the three men picked up Lloyd on the night of June 17 and drove him to an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass., where he was shot to death.