Atty: Cops coerced Aaron Hernandez associate into talking
FALL RIVER, Mass. - An attorney for an associate of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez says his client was pressured into talking to police investigating the death of Odin Lloyd.
Defense attorney John Connors says police used coercive and manipulative tactics to pressure Ortiz into talking even when he said he was tired and wanted to go home. Connors also says police "minimized" Ortiz's Miranda rights.
Prosecutors countered that Ortiz was "alert, sober and lucid," during questioning and never asserted his right to an attorney.
The judge didn't immediately rule.