Aaron Hernandez’s Brother Warns ESPN To Speak On ‘The Affect Media Has On All Family Members’ + Gets Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Brick At Network’s Headquarters

March 27, 2023 by Monique Nicole in Sports with 0 Comments

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Aaron Hernandez’s Brother Warns ESPN To Speak On ‘The Affect Media Has On All Family Members’ + Gets Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Brick At Network’s Headquarters

Aaron Hernandez‘s older brother, Dennis “D.J.” Hernandez, was arrested last week after he allegedly threw a brick at ESPN’s headquarters.

According to police documents, the incident happened at around 3 p.m. on March 23 at ESPN’s Bristol, Conn. campus. Prior to the brick-throwing, cops were asked to perform a welfare check on D.J. after he had allegedly stated he wanted to smash out windows at the State Capital and at ESPN.

According to ESPN security, an Uber had arrived at one of their gates, but when it was turned away, a passenger in the car got out of the vehicle, threw something onto the grounds, and then got back into the vehicle and left. Police say that when they investigated the object, they discovered it was a white plastic bag with a large brick in it. They also say it had a handwritten note on it.The note read:

“To all media outlets. It’s about time you all realeyes the affect media has on all family members. Since you’re a world wide leader maybe you could lead how media and messages are delivered brick by brick. Clean it up!”

Police say the note was signed,

“Yours truly, Dennis J. Hernandez.”

According to a security guard who witnessed the incident, they are “90 percent positive” the man who threw the object was D.J. Ultimately, police made contact with the former athlete and he admitted to being at ESPN, but “didn’t wish to speak about the incident.”

D.J. was arrested for misdemeanor breach of peace, however, was released on a promise to appear in court next month. He was also advised by police that he’s no longer allowed at ESPN’s campus and could be arrested for trespassing if he ever returned.

Aaron Hernandez was an American football tight end. He played in the NFL for three seasons with the New England Patriots until his career came to an abrupt end after his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd. Hernandez committed suicide in jail by hanging himself in April 2017.