Dennis “D.J.” Hernandez, the brother of the deceased assassin and former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, has pleaded responsible to expenses associated to planning a faculty taking pictures, in keeping with federal authorities.
The U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace, District of Connecticut shared in a press release that Dennis, 38, pleaded responsible to “transmitting interstate communications containing a risk to injure” in court docket on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Based on authorities, Dennis “made a number of statements threatening to hold out a taking pictures incident” on the College of Connecticut whereas messaging an unnamed particular person on Fb Messenger. In a single assertion he made, he allegedly stated, “I might advocate remaining away from there as a result of after I go I’m taking down all the things,” including that he didn’t “give a f— who will get caught within the crossfire.”
Dennis additionally wrote that he had “died for years now” and it was “[other people’s] flip,” and that he was “ready to present my life.” He additionally stated that “not all shootings are dangerous” and that “some are needed for change to occur.”
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His automotive was even noticed on the College of Connecticut campus on July 7, court docket paperwork alleged, per the district legal professional’s workplace.
Later that month, Dennis additionally “made a number of Fb posts” by which he threatened to “hurt or kill three people,” together with a state court docket decide, who resided exterior the state of Connecticut, authorities stated. He additionally texted one of many targets, saying, “it’s been years in planning simply taking notes, names and places” and “if we now have to take lives or buildings we’ll.”
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He was arrested on July 19, 2023 after the Bristol Police Division claimed that he seemed to be plotting shootings on the College of Connecticut and Brown College, in keeping with arrest paperwork obtained by TMZ and native information retailers on the time.
The paperwork said, per the retailers, that a number of individuals got here ahead to police claiming that Hernandez was “displaying very erratic conduct” and displaying regarding indicators of being “gravely disabled and a hazard to society.” The retailers reported that he additionally made “quite a few social media posts that contained threatening and regarding language.”
Per the arrest paperwork, police went to his residence on July 18 and a standoff ensued after he refused to open the door. He ultimately exited his house and “started advancing in the direction of police together with his fingers outstretched to the aspect,” whereas yelling “shoot me” and ignoring quite a few police instructions, the paperwork said.
Police ultimately used a Taser on him and he was taken into custody and booked on expenses of threatening and breach of peace. Dennis was beforehand arrested in Might 2023 after he threw a bag with a brick and a handwritten notice at ESPN’s campus in Bristol, Connecticut.
Dennis’ sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 6.
