FALL RIVER, Mass., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Jury selection began Friday in the murder trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, with one man getting dismissed from the courthouse yelling "Go Pats!"
One potential juror showed up this AM with a Bruins jersey on, screaming "Go Pats!" He was told to leave. No SPORTS gear is allowed. @NECN
Advertisement— Kathryn Sotnik (@kathrynsotnik) January 9, 2015The man's outburst, coupled with the Bruins jersey he was wearing, got him immediately escorted from the premises as a Superior Court's December ruling banning Patriots gear from the courtroom has been extended to all sports memorabilia.
It is unclear if the man was a potential juror or was just present to observe the case, as the outburst occurred while he was still waiting in the security line.
Hernandez is charged with the 2013 killing of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, Hernandez's fiancée's sister. The investigation into that killing connected Hernandez to a separate double-murder, which he will be charged with in Boston at a different trial that does not yet have a set date.
