Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernández's pal, Ernest Wallace, pleaded not guilty to an accessory charge in the killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd, the CNN reported.
Wallace is charged with being an accessory in the murder of 27-year-old Lloyd, who was slayed in an industrial park near Hernadez's Massachusetts home, according to the CNN. Wallace will continue to be held on $500,000 bail until a bail hearing on Sept. 26, USA Today informed.
It was reported that Tito Valderrama, Hernadez uncle, owns the house in 114 Lake Ave., Bristol, Conn., which the former player and many of his friends frequented. Reports stated that the house could be the key to finding out what happened the night that ended with Lloyd's slaying.
According to Connecticut authorities, two of Hernández's friends who face charges related to Lloyd's shooting, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, spent time living in the blue Cape-style house. Both men have criminal records.
"It seems like people came and went at different times," said Lt. Kevin Morrell, the head of the Bristol Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division, according to Fox News Latino. "We have Mr. Hernández as a frequent guest. He would spend a night, but we don't have him ever living there."
Latina.com reported that, upon searching the home for clues in the Lloyd case, police came across the SUV which was being sought in connection with the July 2012 shooting that killed two others at a Boston nightclub and 100 cartridges of .38-caliber ammunition.
The body of Odin Lloyd was found on June 17 not far from Hernández's mansion in North Attleborough, Mass., Fox News Latino reported. Hernández pleaded not guilty.
According to the site, Wallace and Ortiz returned to the blue home the night after Lloyd was killed.
The former athlete's legal defense pointed out that allowing the lawsuit to keep its course while he is under trial for the murder of 27-year-old athlete would be unfair, Telemundo reported.
The lawsuit filed in Florida was brought on by Alexander Bradley, a 30-year-old man who accused the former professional player of shooting him in the face after arguing in a nightclub last February.
According to Univision, Mr. Bradley is seeking economic compensation of at least $100,000 for damages and injuries.
Hernández's contract with the Patriots was cancelled a few hours after the charges of homicide against him were announced. He remains under arrest, without right to bail, while a jury determines his legal situation.