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Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder indictment
APTOPIX Hernandez Pol Heal
Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, right, listens to his lawyer, Michael Fee, left, during his arraignment in superior court Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez faces a murder charge in the death of Odin Lloyd, 27, whose body was found by a jogger on June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass., about a mile from Hernandezs home. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Jonathan Wiggs, Pool) - photo by Associated Press
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge Friday following his indictment in the killing of a friend authorities say was shot five times in an industrial park. Hernandez firmly answered "not guilty" to six charges, including murder and weapons and ammunition possession charges. His attorneys agreed ahead of the hearing that Hernandez, 23, will continue to be held without bail, but reserved the right to request bail later.