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Records: Aaron Hernandez was member of Bloods street gang
In this April 14, 2017 photo, Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction of the jury as he reacts was disciplined for having to a motion by Hernandez’s
to his double murder acquittal after the sixth day of jury deliberations at Suffolk Superior Court in “STG” paraphernalia. In appellate attorneys to va-
Boston. Hernandez was a member of the Bloods street gang, according to newly released docu- prison, “STG” stands for Se- cate his conviction under
ments related to the investigation into his prison suicide. curity Threat Group, a eu- a state legal principle that
phemism for gangs. says convictions can be
(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool) Hernandez, a former New erased if a defendant dies
England Patriots tight end, before his appeal is heard,
By DENISE LAVOIE street gang and was disci- into his prison suicide. was found April 19 hanging as Hernandez did. A judge
AP Legal Affairs Writer plined for having gang par- A death report released from a bed sheet in his cell has scheduled a hearing
BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL aphernalia, according to Friday lists the Bloods un- in a maximum-security pris- Tuesday.
star Aaron Hernandez was newly released documents der Hernandez’s gang pro- on, where he was serving The documents released
a member of the Bloods related to the investigation file and says Hernandez a life sentence for a 2013 by Early say that while Her-
murder. His suicide came nandez was housed in a
days after he was acquit- Bristol County jail awaiting
ted in a 2012 double slay- trial in the 2013 case he
ing. was disciplined for five vio-
Worcester District Attorney lations: threatening to kill a
Joseph Early Jr. released correction officer and his
the report in response to a family; submitting a urine
public records request from sample that tested positive
The Associated Press. for a painkiller; committing
A separate court filing by an aggravated assault;
prosecutors included ex- refusing to obey an order;
cerpts from a suicide note and possessing gang para-
left by Hernandez to his fi- phernalia.
ancee. Separate reports released
“You have always been my Thursday by state police
soul-mate and I want you and the Department of
to live life and know I’m al- Correction offer insight into
ways with you,” Hernandez Hernandez’s final days.
wrote. Interviews with inmates
In the handwritten note, show Hernandez was ex-
Hernandez calls Shayanna cited about his acquittal
Jenkins Hernandez a “true in the double slaying and
angel” and “the definition didn’t appear to have
of God’s love.” He urges thoughts of suicide.
her to “tell my story fully, “They stated that he was
but never think anything positive and even happily
besides how much I love emotional, which was not
you.” usual of Hernandez,” the
The excerpts were included Department of Correction
in a filing prosecutors made report states.q
as part of their opposition
Arrest made in shooting death
of Chicago police officer’s son
By DON BABWIN porch in the arm.
Associated Press At a news conference Fri-
CHICAGO (AP) — An day that was attended by
18-year-old who police say Dennis’ father, police said
is a gang member was ar- Moore was arrested at the
rested Friday in the shoot- Cook County Jail while
ing death of a Chicago there on another charge.
police officer’s teenage Moore has been arrested
son. Investigators believe six times since his birthday
19-year-old Arshell Dennis III in November for charges
was killed because he was including possession of a
mistaken for a member of a stolen vehicle, police said.
rival gang. Anthony Moore Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan
is charged with first-degree said Moore was in one of
murder in the August killing. two stolen cars the night
Dennis was shot in the chest of Aug. 14 when he and
as he visited with friends on others spotted Dennis and
the porch of his parents’ his friends talking on the
Chicago home just hours porch of his parents’ home
before he was to return on the city’s southwest
to college in New York. side. Moore and his group
Moore, of Chicago, also is climbed out of the cars,
charged with attempted started shooting and then
murder for shooting an- fled in the vehicles, Deeni-
other man who was on the han said.q
