Aaron Hernandez pleads not guilty to all charges in 2012 double homicide
Former NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez was in court Wednesday to be arraigned on murder charges from a 2012 incident that saw Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado gunned down in a drive-by attack after Hernandez allegedly encountered them at a nightclub.
Hernandez entered pleas of not guilty on all seven charges.
The Suffolk County district attorney painted a disturbing picture of the events alleged to have incited Hernandez to kill two men he was previously unfamiliar with.
Suffolk County DA laying out a case where the double murder started over Aaron Hernandez's drink being spilled.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 28, 2014
Suffolk County DA says Hernandez rolled down his window at the corner of Herald and Shawmut, said, "Yo, what's up now?" and opened fire.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 28, 2014
"I think I got one in the head and one in the chest," #AaronHernandez told his friend.
— Maria Cramer (@GlobeMCramer) May 28, 2014
After the shooting, #AaronHernandez watched news coverage of the killings and had his cousin hide the SUV he used.
— Maria Cramer (@GlobeMCramer) May 28, 2014
The next hearing in the case is set for June 24.
Hernandez remains in custody without bail as he awaits trial for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.