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Aaron Hernandez indicted on shooting charge

ByAlexandra Huber|
Jun 26, 2013; North Attleborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots former tight end Aaron Hernandez (left) stands with his attorney Michael Fee as he is arraigned in Attleboro District Court. Hernandez is charged with first degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd. Mandatory Credit: The Sun Chronicle/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2013; North Attleborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots former tight end Aaron Hernandez (left) stands with his attorney Michael Fee as he is arraigned in Attleboro District Court. Hernandez is charged with first degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd. Mandatory Credit: The Sun Chronicle/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports

Former Patriots star Aaron Hernandez indicted on a new charge – witness intimidation – in regards to a 2012 double murder. 

Aaron Hernandez is nowhere near done with his time in court.

A grand jury has indicted former New England Patriots star, and convicted murderer, Aaron Hernandez on a new charge relating to a 2012 double murder in Boston. Hernandez has been indicted for witness intimidation after allegedly shooting Alexander Bradley, a witness to a 2012 double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safrio Furtado, in the face.

On February 13, 2013, Hernandez allegedly shot Bradly in the face and “left him to die on the side of the road in Riviera beach, Florida.” Bradley survived the shooting but did lose his eye. Although the victim was not specified in the report, Bradley proceeded to file a lawsuit against Hernandez, claiming that Hernandez had shot him in the face during an argument over a bill at a Miami strip club.

In the report, Bradley is described as “an associate of Hernandez who was present for the July 2012 murders in Boston’s South End.” According to the indictment, Hernandez shot Bradley as he “made a remark” about the homicides.

The intimidation charges carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.

In relation to the double murder itself, Hernandez was previously indicted on two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, among others.

Last month, Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. He was also found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.

Hernandez is already sentenced to life in prison without parole, therefore any additional convictions would tack on to the end of his life sentence.

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