Patriots Player Hernandez Charged With Murder

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) running with the football during the NFL AFC Championship football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Fox... New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) running with the football during the NFL AFC Championship football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.The Ravens defeated the Patriots 28-13. (AP Photos/David Drapkin) MORE LESS
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Police have charged Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez with murder and weapons counts in connection with the slaying of a semi-pro football player whose body was found in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez’s home.

The charge was revealed Wednesday in Attleboro District Court after Hernandez was arrested at his sprawling North Attleborough home. Less than two hours after his arrest, the Patriots cut Hernandez from the team.

The investigation started more than a week ago after semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd was found slain in an industrial park in North Attleborough, on the Rhode Island line not far from where the Patriots play.

Lloyd’s family says he and Hernandez were friends and that Lloyd’s girlfriend and Hernandez’s fiancee are sisters.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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