Brother of late NFL star and murderer convicted Aaron Hernandez was arrested last week after he apparently threw a brick with a threatening note attached to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, TMZ reports.
The authorities say Dennis “DJ” Hernandez arrived at the famed ESPN campus around 3 p.m. on March 23 after cops were called to perform a wellness check on DJ, according to police documents.
Aaron Hernandez’s brother arrested for throwing brick through ESPN window
The 36-year-old reportedly said he wanted to smash the windows of the State Capital and ESPN.
Sports Network security told police that an Uber arrived at one of their gates but was turned away, prompting the passenger to get out of the car and throw something before getting back in the vehicle and leaving. flee.
Authorities investigated the object and learned it was a large brick in a white plastic bag, containing a handwritten note.
Dennis Hernandez was arrested last week after allegedly throwing a brick at ESPN headquarters in Bristol. https://t.co/gCMtxJDFJ3
— WFSB Channel 3 (@WFSBnews) March 28, 2023
A handwritten note affixed to the brick calls ‘all media’ for concerned family members
“All media,” the cops say, the message read. “It’s time you all realized the effect the media has on all family members. Since you are a global leader, perhaps you could direct how media and messages are delivered brick by brick. Clean that up!”
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Cops then spoke to a security guard who witnessed the incident, who told them they were ‘90% positive’ that the man who dumped him was DJ, the older brother of Aaron and a former Division 1 soccer player.
They eventually located DJ, who admitted to being at ESPN but “didn’t want to talk about the incident”.
Aaron Hernandez’s Older Brother, Dennis DJ Hernandez Arrested for Throwing a Brick at ESPN Headquarters; Here’s what DJ said to the world leader in an unbricked manuscript https://t.co/dd6soMlBkp pic.twitter.com/m4Bkwb3Y5L
—Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) March 27, 2023
DJ Hernandez no longer allowed on ESPN campus, charged with misdemeanor breach of the peace
He was arrested and charged with misdemeanor breach of the peace, but was released on a promise to appear in court next month.
He is no longer welcome at ESPN’s offices and will be arrested for trespassing if he returns, according to the outlet.
The eldest of the two Hernandez brothers grew up with Aaron in Bristol. and chose to call himself by his middle name Jonathan following his brother’s murder case.
DJ went on to write a book about Aaron, “The Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understanding My Brother,” after the former New England Patriots star hanged himself at Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts.
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