Aaron Hernandez: I Felt Helpless to Refuse Police (first public statement)

[JonLP24]

Source: ABC

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez said in a court filing released Tuesday that he felt helpless and concerned about his fiancee and their baby when police investigating a 2013 killing questioned him during a warranted search at his home.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the June 2013 shooting of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd of Boston. The body of Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee, was found near Hernandez's North Attleboro home.

The affidavit contains Hernandez's first public statement on the case. It supports a motion to suppress evidence related to his cellphone, which he told police how to access.

"I felt helpless in the face of the occupation of my house by the police," he said. "I was also very concerned about what would happen to my fiance and our baby if I refused to answer their questions."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/aaron-hernandez-felt-helpless-refuse-police-25549100

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

1. Imagine how Odin Lloyd felt when you drove him to a field and executed him, Aaron

Fucking punk.

[cali]

2. fuck him. murderous cretin.

[Historic NY]

3. If they didn't have a proper warrant, then why did the attorney surrender the phone...

this case is a comedy of errors all coming from the suspects and his associates.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Now you know why the NE Patriots cut him IMMEDIATELY back then. . .

. . .and didn't hem and haw about due process and team needs.

Too much shit going on and the team didn't need all those distractions - they're leaving it to law enforcement and the courts.

Same thing with the NY Giants and Plaxico Burress back then.

[Arkana]

8. Say what you want about the Patriots but they dealt with that shit the correct way.

Cut him, ask no questions, then offer fans the opportunity to do jersey exchanges.

[George II]

5. He's got millions of dollars..........

....and it looks like his lawyers are determined to get as much of it as they can before he's convicted.

The man thought he was invincible and untouchable. Except for court appearances he'll never spend another minute outside of prison walls.

I just hope the officials don't piss away millions of dollars prosecuting him for that other double-murder in Boston.

[libdem4life]

6. This just isn't the NFLs best week. How many others are cheered on, wear shirts with their name,

shower with champagne who do the same thing but don't get caught. The NFL needs to implement an entire process of checks and balances. Required behavioral CEUs...Continuing Education Units...on family and financial life...How to succeed in the real world.

When you practice and practice and you're cheered on every time you hit someone, sometimes it's hard to mistake the venue...from field to home.

Football is a violent game. EOS

[Arkana]

7. Yes, the 6'4" 250 lb football player was so helpless.

[Sheldon Cooper]

9. Michael Brown was at least as big as Hernandez, probably bigger, and

he turned out to be pretty helpless in the face of a cop with a gun.