Aaron Hernandez is now being held in jail and was denied the right to be bailed out after a hearing on Thursday and he sits accused of first degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd, a stunning fall for a young NFL star.
Questions about Hernandez's past and his childhood have come up since the murder and according to Pro Football Talk, his mother Terri said that she believes he is innocent and will be cleared of all the charges. She has not said much since Hernandez was arrested and she commented to the Bristol Press in Bristol that she wants to let things play out and that he will be exonerated.
The mayor of the town, Art Ward, said it was devastating to the community and the family, as Hernandez was born and raised in the town and also was named high school football player of the year while in his senior season at Bristol Central High School, which led to him going to Florida. Reports from SI.com and other outlets have looked into his past and said that the biggest moment may have been death of his father when Hernandez was 16, as that led to trouble with his mother and in school.
Hernandez's father was reported by USA Today as very active in his son's life and that he enjoyed going to games with him. He died from complications from surgery and the sudden death shocked him and led to Hernandez hanging with the wrong crowd and he also started smoking marijuana. His mother said he was very angry at what happened and the led him hanging out with a rough crowd in Bristol and that may have been where it all started for Hernandez.
He starred in high school and set records in the state as a tight end and then he went to Florida, where trouble continued. Hernandez failed a drug test there and missed one game and reportedly failed more and he also got into a fight with a bouncer at a club. Gainesville police also questioned him in a shooting and reports said that two of his friends from Connecticut were there the night it happened.
Now the star sits in jail awaiting trial for the death of Odin Lloyd.
"He would rebel. It was very, very hard, and he was very, very angry. He wasn't the same kid, the way he spoke to me. The shock of losing his dad, there was so much anger," Terri Hernandez told USA TODAY Sports in 2009.
