Another arrest was made in connection with the Aaron Hernandez murder case, as a man named Oscar Hernandez Jr. was taken into custody in Florida by authorities in a gun trafficking probe that is related to the Odin Lloyd murder.
Hernandez remains in jail on charges of first degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd and last week two associates, Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace, were indicted on murder charges in the case. Michael McCann from SI.com writes that the case has a number of different angles it could take, as the three could be tried together and if Hernandez is tried alone, it likely would begin in the spring of 2015.
According to ESPN.com, the arrest is "related" to the Hernandez case and the fact that the two have the same name is purely coincidental and he was charged with "charges of obstruction of justice, witness tampering and lying to a federal grand jury." Hernandez was arrested last June for the murder of Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiance at the time of his death and the former Patriots tight end has been charged with his murder after an alleged dispute at a nightclub.
Hernandez has been linked to drugs, gang ties and guns through this case and now this another connection to transporting guns across the country. Hernandez has been mentioned in connection with the gun ring and Hernandez Jr. is accused of lying to a grand jury in an investigation that included three guns that were found at Hernandez's home after a search from police after he was arrested. Hernandez will be brought to Massachusetts to face charges in the case.
