Judge says no to gag order
Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke refuses to issue a gag order in the matter of the alleged murder of two people by Hernandez in 2012. The judge said he sees no sign that Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office had violated ethical rules for prosecutors by leaking information .
The Court is satisfied that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office is aware of and operates consistent with the restrictions imposed by the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, rendering a detailed order regarding extrajudicial statements unnecessary at this time.
Gag order request
0 CommentsHernandez’s lawyers request a gag order which will prohibit anyone with knowledge of the case from speaking about the case outside of the courtroom. Judge Jeffrey Locke does not make an immediate ruling on the request. The lawyers are concerned that Hernandez will not get a fair trial due to the excessive media coverage surrounding the three murders that Hernandez allegedly committed.
Back in jail
0 CommentsAfter a brief stay in the hospital over the weekend, Hernandez returns to his jail cell at Bristol County House of Corrections in Massachusetts. Hernandez spent less than half an hour at a local hospital over the weekend. Due to HIPPA laws, the reason for the visit is not being disclosed.
Cousin pleads not guilty to conspiracy charge
Tanya Singleton, Hernandez’s cousin, pleads not guilty to charges that she helped one of his friends flee to Florida after the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd. Singleton, along with Hernandez, his fiancee and two of his friends, face charges related to Lloyd’s death. She agrees to be held without bail for the conspiracy charge, as well as for a second contempt charge after refusing to testify before the grand jury hearing evidence in Hernandez’s case, and can request a bail hearing at a later date.
Indicted for Lloyd murder
A grand jury indicts Hernandez and two other people connected to him, for first-degree murder and weapons charges. He is currently being held without bail and faces life in prison, if convicted. Some of the evidence against Hernandez includes a security-camera image of him holding a gun, video of a Nissan he rented near the crime scene, and text messages. Carlos Ortiz, a friend who is being held on a gun charge, has told police that he stayed in the Nissan when Hernandez, Lloyd, and Ernest Wallace got out. According to court documents, Ortiz heard gunshots and then only Hernandez and Wallace got back in the car. Wallace has been indicted as an accessory after the fact, and Hernandez’s cousin Tanya Singleton has been charged with criminal contempt for refusing to testify before the grand jury after she received immunity.