ATTLEBORO, Mass. — A flurry of documents released by courts stretching from Massachusetts to Miami on Tuesday afternoon continued to reveal the case against former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez as the alleged orchestrator in the execution of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd.
Carlos Ortiz, believed to be in the car with Lloyd, Hernandez and Ernest Wallace in the early morning hours of Lloyd’s murder, reportedly told Massachusetts investigators that Wallace told him Hernandez admitted shooting Lloyd, according to The Associated Press.
The allegations were filed in court by the Miramar, Fla., police department to justify a search of Wallace’s home in that city. Wallace was arraigned on charges of being an accessory after the fact in Attleboro District Court on Monday. He agreed to be held without bail, and mouthed, “I’m innocent” to a female supporter.
The documents also say that while investigating Lloyd’s killing, police did searches in Bristol, Conn., where Hernandez grew up, that turned up a vehicle wanted in connection with a 2012 double homicide in Boston.
Police say the vehicle had been rented in the name of Hernandez.
Earlier in the day, a boarding receipt in Wallace’s name appeared in the 156-page report released by Attleboro District Court. The documents depicted an emotionless Hernandez and detailed the stockpiles of ammunition he maintained both at his manse in North Attleboro, as well as his “flop house” in nearby Franklin. Links between Lloyd, who was carrying $64.75 in cash on him at the time of his death, and Hernandez, a multimillionaire, are established from eight search warrant inventories.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
When police first asked Hernandez about a Chevrolet Suburban he had rented, he said he rented the vehicle for his friend “O.” Police then asked who “O” was and Hernandez replied, “Odin.” Hernandez added he had seen Lloyd, “up his way,” in Boston, the day before, and grew aggravated with the inquiry, according to the affidavit.
“What’s with all the questions?” Hernandez said.
Hernandez walked into his house, retrieved a business card for his attorney, came back out and handed it to the police, who informed him that they were investigating a death. Hernandez retreated inside, slammed the door and locked it behind him.
“Mr. Hernandez’s demeanor did not indicate any concern for the death of any person,” the police officers wrote.
Items seized from Hernandez’s home include a safe containing .22 caliber ammunition, a scale and a dish. There were also three Apple iPads, an iPhone, a pair of white Nike sneakers sized 13 and a long sleeve white shirt. In Lloyd’s cell phone, Hernandez’s phone number appeared twice, under “Dis N***a” and “N***a Dis.”
Drugs were also mentioned. Hernandez’s girlfriend, Shayanna Jenkins, indicated to police, “that Odin Lloyd smoked marijuana and was also a marijuana dealer.”
Guns were cited, too. Rumor Nightclub, a Boston establishment where Lloyd and Hernandez were two nights before the murder, also provided another witness. In an affidavit, a worker at the club said Hernandez carried “what appeared to be a handgun in his waistband.” Hernandez has been charged with five gun possession charges.
The case pieced together by the police centers around Hernandez’s house. On the final page of the search warrant report from June 22, there are black-and-white images from Hernandez’s home security system minutes after the murder, which occurred less than a mile from his home. The man believed to be Hernandez is allegedly followed by two unidentified men. The double doors Hernandez retreated behind when first approached by police the night after the murder are visible to his left.
