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Desmonte Leonard was found guilty in the capital murders three people- two of them former Auburn University football players. DeMario Pitts, along with Lowndes High grad Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips were shot and killed at an Auburn, Alabama apartment complex in an incident in June 2012. Three others were injured in the shootings.
Lee County (AL) jurors found Leonard guilty on all but one of the six charges stemming from the shooting:
2nd degree assault for the shooting of Eric Mack
2nd degree assault for the shooting of Xavier Moss
1st degree assault for the shooting of John Robertson
The attempted murder of DeAngelo Benton
Capital murder for "killing two or more people in the same act"- Christian and Phillips
Leonard was found not guilty for attempted murder.
For the Taylor recap of the case that brought Leonard to trial:
During the trial, witness testimony indicated that prior to the shooting, Leonard had gotten involved in an altercation with former Auburn football player DeAngelo Benton, who instigated the quarrel.
Leonard’s attorneys contended Leonard feared for his life and fired the gun in self-defense. However, prosecutors argued Leonard was never in real danger and exhibited goal-oriented behavior during the shooting.
Without giving much detail, Leonard said she and Leonard’s other attorneys had a plan for how to present evidence to the jury to not give him the death penalty.
Here's Sharonda Woods, a sister of one of those who were murdered, discussing the verdict after everyone exited the courthouse
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Wednesday, a jury begins the process of deciding the death penalty or life in prison without parole for Leonard.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Aaron Hernandez Cousin Pleads Not Guilty In Contempt Case
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Another layer in the Aaron Hernandez case was shown in a Suffolk County (MA) court this morning...
The cousin who allegedly held the SUV used in the 2012 drive-by shooting at her home was in court this morning answering to a contempt charge. Tanya Singleton pleaded "not guilty" and was ordered confined to her Bristol, Connecticut, home with a GPS tracking device.
The criminal contempt of court charge comes from, prosecutors allege, her not testifying before a grand jury- even though she'd been granted immunity.
Here's the arraignment
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Another layer in the Aaron Hernandez case was shown in a Suffolk County (MA) court this morning...
The cousin who allegedly held the SUV used in the 2012 drive-by shooting at her home was in court this morning answering to a contempt charge. Tanya Singleton pleaded "not guilty" and was ordered confined to her Bristol, Connecticut, home with a GPS tracking device.
The criminal contempt of court charge comes from, prosecutors allege, her not testifying before a grand jury- even though she'd been granted immunity.
Here's the arraignment
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Hernandez Pleads Not Guilty In 2012 Drive-By Murders
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In a session that lasted 20 minutes, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to all charges in front of a crowded court room that included family members of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado.
Prosecutors allege that Aaron Hernandez killed the two in a drive-by shooting in 2012. The Suffolk County District Attorney alleges that Hernandez was getting more and more sensitive to people "testing or disrespecting him."
He rolled down the window of his SUV and allegedly told a friend in his SUV:
"I think I got one in the head and one in the chest."
Prosecutors then allege that Hernandez drove the SUV to his cousin's house in Connecticut and left it there. Hernandez attorney Charles Rankin claimed in open court that the state was poisoning the possible jury pool with the proceedings and a "one-sided grand jury proceeding."
Hernandez is still held without bail and will have his next appearance on June 24th.
Here's WHDH-TV's first-half of the noon newscast previewing what was going to happen in court
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All over the paranoia associated with a spilled drink at a Boston-area nightclub
In a session that lasted 20 minutes, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to all charges in front of a crowded court room that included family members of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado.
Prosecutors allege that Aaron Hernandez killed the two in a drive-by shooting in 2012. The Suffolk County District Attorney alleges that Hernandez was getting more and more sensitive to people "testing or disrespecting him."
He rolled down the window of his SUV and allegedly told a friend in his SUV:
"I think I got one in the head and one in the chest."
Prosecutors then allege that Hernandez drove the SUV to his cousin's house in Connecticut and left it there. Hernandez attorney Charles Rankin claimed in open court that the state was poisoning the possible jury pool with the proceedings and a "one-sided grand jury proceeding."
Hernandez is still held without bail and will have his next appearance on June 24th.
Here's WHDH-TV's first-half of the noon newscast previewing what was going to happen in court
7News Boston WHDH-TV
All over the paranoia associated with a spilled drink at a Boston-area nightclub
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Developing Story: Aaron Hernandez Indicted for July 2012 Double Murder
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Details are still coming in, but it appears the lawyers for former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez are going to be really busy the next couple of years.
Fox 25 TV in Boston reports the Suffolk County (MA) Grand Jury has indicted Hernandez for a double homicide that took place in the Boston area back in July of 2012. The drive-by shooting killed Daniel Abreu and Safiro Hurtado. It should also be noted just 6 weeks after that incident, Hernandez signed a $40 million contract extension with the Patriots. And played that season.
Court documents list Hernandez as the shooter and he will be arraigned at a later date. The families of Abreu and Hurtado have filed wrongful death civil suits against Hernandez.
Ted Daniel talks about the civil suits the day after Hernandez got into his jailhouse fight that, eventually, added more charges to his time in jail.
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You'll recall Hernandez initially was arrested in connection with the death of Odin Lloyd in June of 2013. He's facing 1st degree murder charges for Lloyd's death.
The DA is slated to hold a press conference at 11:30 Thursday morning to talk about the case and we will update the story at that time.
UPDATE---Along with the Homicide charges, Hernandez faces several other related charges as another passenger in the car Abreu and Hurtado was injured in the drive-by-shooting.
In addition, Hernandez's cousin Tonya Singleton was indicted for obstructing justice as the vehicle Hernandez allegedly drove to commit the shooting was found at her home.
During the presser, investigators mentioned they believe Mr. Hernandez followed the victims after a chance encounter at an area club late that fateful night. They believe Hernandez drove up to the vehicle occupied by them and shot multiple times with a .38 caliber handgun.
Daniel Conley, the Suffolk County DA also added that he is being very careful not to step into the other case pending against Mr. Hernandez. It's believed that should he go to trial for this crime, that trial would not take place until the case of Mr. Lloyd's homicide is heard in court.
Hernandez will be arraigned next week in Suffolk County Court.
Details are still coming in, but it appears the lawyers for former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez are going to be really busy the next couple of years.
Fox 25 TV in Boston reports the Suffolk County (MA) Grand Jury has indicted Hernandez for a double homicide that took place in the Boston area back in July of 2012. The drive-by shooting killed Daniel Abreu and Safiro Hurtado. It should also be noted just 6 weeks after that incident, Hernandez signed a $40 million contract extension with the Patriots. And played that season.
Court documents list Hernandez as the shooter and he will be arraigned at a later date. The families of Abreu and Hurtado have filed wrongful death civil suits against Hernandez.
Ted Daniel talks about the civil suits the day after Hernandez got into his jailhouse fight that, eventually, added more charges to his time in jail.
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
You'll recall Hernandez initially was arrested in connection with the death of Odin Lloyd in June of 2013. He's facing 1st degree murder charges for Lloyd's death.
The DA is slated to hold a press conference at 11:30 Thursday morning to talk about the case and we will update the story at that time.
UPDATE---Along with the Homicide charges, Hernandez faces several other related charges as another passenger in the car Abreu and Hurtado was injured in the drive-by-shooting.
In addition, Hernandez's cousin Tonya Singleton was indicted for obstructing justice as the vehicle Hernandez allegedly drove to commit the shooting was found at her home.
During the presser, investigators mentioned they believe Mr. Hernandez followed the victims after a chance encounter at an area club late that fateful night. They believe Hernandez drove up to the vehicle occupied by them and shot multiple times with a .38 caliber handgun.
Daniel Conley, the Suffolk County DA also added that he is being very careful not to step into the other case pending against Mr. Hernandez. It's believed that should he go to trial for this crime, that trial would not take place until the case of Mr. Lloyd's homicide is heard in court.
Hernandez will be arraigned next week in Suffolk County Court.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Warrant: Hernandez "May Have" Been Shooter In Double Murder
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We have detailed the incidents in and around the double murder-drive by killing of Safiro Hurtado and Daniel Abreu in July 2012 as they left a Boston nightclub.
Recent video has surfaced from a nearby nightclub from the one that the two were seen in before they left a year-and-a-half ago and an SUV that resembles one Aaron Hernandez possessed was circling the block waiting for the Furtado-Abreu vehicle before the murder.
Now, the new warrant that has been made public believes that gunshot residue "may still exist" inside the vehicle. Prosecutors are still weighing the idea of adding murder charges in that case as well to the Odin Lloyd case that is the center of the Hernandez investigation at present...
Ted Daniel stays on the new developments...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
We have detailed the incidents in and around the double murder-drive by killing of Safiro Hurtado and Daniel Abreu in July 2012 as they left a Boston nightclub.
Recent video has surfaced from a nearby nightclub from the one that the two were seen in before they left a year-and-a-half ago and an SUV that resembles one Aaron Hernandez possessed was circling the block waiting for the Furtado-Abreu vehicle before the murder.
Now, the new warrant that has been made public believes that gunshot residue "may still exist" inside the vehicle. Prosecutors are still weighing the idea of adding murder charges in that case as well to the Odin Lloyd case that is the center of the Hernandez investigation at present...
Ted Daniel stays on the new developments...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Search Warrant Tells Hernandez Involvement In 2012 Double Murder
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According to a recently released search warrant, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez became a suspect in a June 2012 double murder in Boston just after the Odin Lloyd murder.
North Attleboro (MA) police received a tip from an employee at the Rumor Night Club in Boston.
Rumor is where investigators say Hernandez and Lloyd argued before Lloyd was eventually murdered a few days later. The employee told detectives that a patron "accidentally spilled the beans" in front of him about something Hernandez did.
Then, a Boston Police detective remembered seeing Hernandez on surveillance footage taken at the Cure Lounge on the same night of the double murder of Safiro Furtado and Daniel Abreu. Apparently, there is now video of a Toyota SUV circling the lounge waiting for a car that contained the two just before they were the victim of a drive-by down the block.
Alexander Bradley was supposedly with Hernandez that night as well. Bradley would be later shot in the eye and blames Hernandez for it. Hernandez was allegedly driving a car and shot Bradley while he was sitting in the passenger's seat. Bradley couldn't initially tell why Hernandez was waving a gun around in a car talking to Bradley, but it ended up in gunfire...
Here's Ted Daniel's latest in his bulldogging of the case...
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According to a recently released search warrant, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez became a suspect in a June 2012 double murder in Boston just after the Odin Lloyd murder.
North Attleboro (MA) police received a tip from an employee at the Rumor Night Club in Boston.
Rumor is where investigators say Hernandez and Lloyd argued before Lloyd was eventually murdered a few days later. The employee told detectives that a patron "accidentally spilled the beans" in front of him about something Hernandez did.
Then, a Boston Police detective remembered seeing Hernandez on surveillance footage taken at the Cure Lounge on the same night of the double murder of Safiro Furtado and Daniel Abreu. Apparently, there is now video of a Toyota SUV circling the lounge waiting for a car that contained the two just before they were the victim of a drive-by down the block.
Alexander Bradley was supposedly with Hernandez that night as well. Bradley would be later shot in the eye and blames Hernandez for it. Hernandez was allegedly driving a car and shot Bradley while he was sitting in the passenger's seat. Bradley couldn't initially tell why Hernandez was waving a gun around in a car talking to Bradley, but it ended up in gunfire...
Here's Ted Daniel's latest in his bulldogging of the case...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
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