The man who was in charge of Aaron Hernandez’s last 18 months in jail said the former Patriots tight end should fit right in now that he’s been sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.
“He doesn’t really look at it as jail,” Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson told the Associated Press. “It’s more like training camp.”
Hodgson described Hernandez as a prisoner who got by on his charm, though one who reacted poorly to perceived “disrespect” (which might explain why he was convicted of killing Odin Lloyd).
Hodgson said not even the guilty verdict changed Hernandez’s demeanor, recalling him saying: “I’ll miss you guys, but they got it wrong. . . .
“He didn’t really have much of a change in his demeanor. He pretty much still had a swagger in his step.”
Hodgson also said Hernandez tried to trade on his charisma and status as a former football player to his advantage.
“He would make every effort to get extra sandwiches,” Hodgson said. “He would just try to convince the officers to give him more than what they otherwise could get.”
While Hodgson said Hernandez was generally polite, he did get into a fight with another inmate, and was “accused of threatening to kill a prison guard and his family.”
It’s almost like he’s a bad guy, or something.