Bomb threat at courthouse halts Aaron Hernandez murder trial
FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A bomb threat called in to the courthouse where the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is being held temporarily halted proceedings.
Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh said Thursday that court was being suspended while the building was evacuated. A security officer says a bomb threat was called in to the Fall River Justice Center in Massachusetts.
Testimony was halted abruptly just after noon, reports CBS Boston.
People who had been inside the building gathered across the street, reports the station.
The Justice Center was swept by Massachusetts State Police, and employees were let back in about an hour later. Court resumed at 2 p.m
Testimony in the Hernandez case began Jan. 29. He's accused in the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.
The judge said earlier Thursday that jailhouse calls in which Hernandez discusses giving money to a cousin could be used as evidence in the case.