The fiancée of Aaron Hernandez won’t be joining him in prison.
On Friday, prosecutors dropped a perjury charge against Shayanna Jenkins, via the Associated Press. The prosecutors cited her trial testimony as the reason for no longer seeking criminal penalties for grand jury testimony that they claimed was false.
Judge E. Susan Garsh approved the dismissal, which ends the prosecution of Jenkins.
Asked if she was relieved by the development, Jenkins told reporters, “You have no idea.”
Hernandez currently is serving a life sentence without parole for killing Odin Lloyd, subject to appeal of the jury verdict. Hernandez also faces a double-murder charge, which returns to court next week for a status update.