The murder trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was suspended today when a bomb threat was called into the courthouse in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Just before 1 p.m. Eastern those who had been evacuated were given the all clear to return to the building, according to Michele Steele of ESPN. There was no immediate word on whether the threat was specifically related to the Hernandez case.
The Hernandez trial was scheduled to be going on until 4 p.m. today, but he and all other incarcerated defendants were taken from the courthouse to a secure location.
Hernandez has been standing trial for almost two months for the killing last year of Odin Lloyd. During today’s proceedings, the judge ruled that jailhouse phone conversations in which Hernandez discussed giving money to a cousin could be used as evidence.