After missing his court date last week, Dennis J. (D.J.) Hernandez, the brother of late Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, has been ordered to be re-arrested by law enforcement. He was originally arrested in March for allegedly throwing a brick at ESPN headquarters.
The incident occurred on March 23 at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. Police reportedly were asked to perform a wellness check on Hernandez after he said he wanted to “smash out the windows at the State Capital and ESPN.”
Per the report, security at ESPN said an Uber pulled up to the gates at the headquarters. A passenger got out of the vehicle and threw an object onto the grounds.
Police found a brick with a note attached inside a white plastic bag on ESPN’s campus.
“To all media outlets,” police say the note read. “It’s about time you all realeyes the affect media has on all family members. Since you’re a world wide leader maybe you could lead how media and messages are delivered brick by brick. Clean it up!”
He signed the note, “Yours truly, Dennis J. Hernandez.”
Police made contact with Hernandez, who admitted to throwing the brick onto ESPN’s campus. Authorities arrested Hernandez on a misdemeanor charge of breach of peace. Police then released him upon a promise to appear in court.
As of Tuesday morning, Hernandez is still not in custody, according to Bristol police.
Brother of late NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez arrested
Dennis J. (D.J.) Hernandez is the older brother of the late Aaron Hernandez. He played college football at UConn from 2004-08.
Aaron Hernandez played in the NFL for the New England Patriots from 2010-12 after starring in Urban Meyer’s offense at the University of Florida. Over three seasons, he caught 175 passes for 1,956 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also had 35 post-season catches with two more touchdowns.
In June 2013, Hernandez received a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd.
A jury found the tight end guilty of murder in the first degree in April 2015. Prison guards found him dead in his prison cell two years later at the young age of 27.
Following Aaron’s murder case, his brother decided to go by his middle name, Jonathan or D.J. Following Aaron’s death in 2017, D.J. wrote a book The Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understand My Brother.
On3’s Dustin Schutte contributed to this report.
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