Former University of Florida and New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty on the charge of first degree murder. Aaron Hernandez will now serve an automatic prison term of ‘life sentence without parole’.
BREAKING: Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez found guilty of first degree murder.
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 15, 2015
NBC News is currently streaming the verdict reading LIVE HERE, but by now I assume most of you are pretty aware of the circumstances regarding this trial. Aaron Hernandez pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge of a June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a friend of Hernandez who was dating the sister of Aaron’s fiancee.
The jury of 12 took seven days to reach the guilty verdict that will put Aaron Hernandez behind bars for life:
https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/588346483449196544
This man is a life-long criminal, but now we know he’s also a cold-blooded murderer. Surely the defense will appeal this verdict, and this will continue to be dragged out for months, years. At least now the family of the victim can gain some closure knowing that the murderer will spend his life in a cell.