The older brother of Aaron Hernandez — the former Patriots tight end who killed himself in 2017 while serving a murder sentence — was arrested last Wednesday for plotting shootings at colleges in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
WFSB reported that Dennis Hernandez was planning to carry out shootings at the University of Connecticut and Brown University. An ex-girlfriend allegedly told authorities that he drove to the schools to map them out.
Bristol police wrote in their report that Dennis Hernandez stated that he “has a bullet for everyone.”
Dennis Hernandez has been arrested four times this year. One of those arrests stemmed from him allegedly throwing a bag containing a brick and note at ESPN’s campus in Bristol.
TMZ reported that Dennis Hernandez skipped a July 7 court date to visit the two colleges he was apparently targeting.
“We’re taking lives if (expletive) isn’t paid up. It’s been years in planning just taking notes, names and locations. They talked their way into this and it’s almost point game,” he allegedly texted.
According to Bristol police, Dennis Hernandez also wrote, “UConn program is going to pay unless I have a package deal and I get my estate and every single thing I have worked for…Not all shootings are bad I’m realizing. Some are necessary for change to happen.”
Police claimed that Dennis Hernandez echoed some of these sentiments on social media. An acquaintance allegedly told cops that Dennis Hernandez is mentally ill and his condition is worsening.
At the time of his arrest, Dennis Hernandez allegedly ignored officers’ demands, threatened their lives, and told them to shoot him. Police eventually used a Taser to take him into custody, according to WFSB.
Dennis Herandez’s bond was set at $250,000. He is due in court next week.
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[Featured image: Dennis Hernandez/Bristol Police Department]
