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Aaron Hernandez Update: Alexander Bradley, fugitive witness tied to ex-NFL star, in custody

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(CBS/AP) HARTFORD, Conn. - Alexander Bradley, a man with ties to former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, has been taken into custody in Connecticut after allegedly failing to appear before a grand jury that is investigating a 2012 Boston shooting that may be linked to Hernandez, authorities say.

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The U.S. Marshals Service says Bradley, of East Hartford, was found Friday at a home in Hartford.

Bradley, 30, has alleged in a lawsuit that Hernandez shot him in the face in Februaryafter they argued at a Miami strip club.

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Bradly had been ordered to appear before a grand jury in Massachusetts that's investigating a double-homicide last year in Boston, which police believe Hernandez may be linked to. But Bradley failed to appear in court last month.

Hernandez, who has not officially been charged in the double-homicide case, is charged with murder in the shooting death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, whose body was found in June not far from Hernandez's mansion in North Attleborough, Mass. He has pleaded not guilty.

While probing Lloyd's death, police found an SUV, sought in the 2012 double-homicide, at Hernandez's uncle's home in Bristol, Hernandez's hometown. The vehicle had been rented in Hernandez's name.

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