Friend Shot In The Face By Aaron Hernandez Testifies

Remember back in February 2013 when Aaron Hernandez and his friend got into an argument after the strip club and Hernandez shot his friend in the face? Well, yesterday that friend took the stand in Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial — disfigured face and all.

Alexander Bradley, who once sued Hernandez for his injuries, said that Hernandez was very paranoid. He says Hernandez thought he was being followed by helicopters and that he was paranoid about his conversations being recorded. Could this be paranoia be what lead to the alleged murder? The plot thickens. 

Via ESPN

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancée. Lloyd’s body was found in an industrial park near Hernandez’s home in North Attleborough.

Bradley, Hernandez’s former friend, is one of the last witnesses for the prosecution, which is expected to rest its case Thursday after testimony from a medical examiner. Bradley said Wednesday outside the presence of the jury that Hernandez was “unreasonably suspicious,” a phrase the judge had struck from the record.

Bradley also said that Hernandez told him he thought law enforcement was following him and that a member of the Patriots organization warned him that iPhones could surreptitiously record conversations, making Hernandez wary of them.

Bradley gazed intently at Hernandez before testifying in front of the jury. He has alleged that he got into an argument with Hernandez after leaving a Florida strip club in February 2013 and was shot between the eyes and dumped in an industrial area.

The judge previously ruled that the prosecution was not allowed to question Bradley about the shooting.

Hernandez has not been charged in Bradley’s shooting, but Bradley sued him. Instead, the prosecution focused on the contents of a black box that Bradley said he always saw in Hernandez’s basement, where Bradley would sleep whenever he stayed over at his house.

This is like a wild episode of Law & Order! Without the murder weapon, will Aaron Hernandez be found guilty?