Report: Correctional officer assigned to Aaron Hernandez’s cell block ‘detached with pay’
By Kevin Duffey
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Details continue to be reported in the aftermath of the Aaron Hernandez suicide saga.
According to Boston-based reporter Michele McPhee, the “CO” — correctional officer — assigned to Hernandez’s cell block has been “detached with pay.” She also tweeted that the officer didn’t conduct the 2 a.m. cell check, but she deleted that one. Hernandez was found at approximately 3:05 a.m.
Term is "detached with pay" for CO on #AaronHernandez cell block.
— Michele McPhee (@MicheleMcPhee) April 20, 2017
A few chilling details were reported yesterday afternoon. Hernandez had a Bible verse written in blood-red ink across his forehead, and it looked like he had smoked synthetic marijuana prior to his death.
“Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population unit,” the statement read Wednesday. “Mr. Hernandez hanged himself utilizing a bed sheet that he attached to his cell window. Mr. Hernandez also attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items.”
The timing of Hernandez’s death came as somewhat of a surprise, as he had just been acquitted of a double homicide days before his death. He was currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
