Sheriff: Aaron Hernandez will do 'fine' in prison because of his manipulation skills, Aaron Hernandez is heading to prison for the rest of his life after being convicted of the killing of Odin Lloyd, but the sheriff who had him in custody for more than 18 months thinks the former NFL star possesses certain personality traits that will serve him well behind bars.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said Hernandez knows how to use his charm and manipulate better than anyone he has ever seen. He said Hernandez was generally affable and polite and would try to use those qualities to get what he wanted at the Bristol County House of Corrections.
"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."
After the guilty verdict was handed down, Hernandez told the Bristol County staff, "I'll miss you guys, but they got it wrong," Hodgson said via the AP.
"He didn't really have much of a change in his demeanor," Hodgson noted. "He pretty much still had a swagger in his step."
According to the report, Hernandez occasionally displayed troublesome behavior during his time at Bristol County, as he was accused of threatening to kill a prison guard and his family and also got into an altercation with a fellow inmate.
Still, Hodgson said that Hernandez is approaching his life sentence with a slightly more positive outlook.
"He doesn't really look at it as jail," Hodgson said. "It's more like training camp."
Hodgson believes Hernandez will continue to use his charm to his advantage in prison, but he also highlighted one factor that has the potential to set him off and cause trouble.
"He'll probably do fine. He'll be able to talk his way through everything," Hodgson told the AP. "If someone's trying to outwardly and aggressively disrespect him, that could create a problem."
Hernandez will serve his life sentence at the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski state prison.
"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."
After the guilty verdict was handed down, Hernandez told the Bristol County staff, "I'll miss you guys, but they got it wrong," Hodgson said via the AP.
"He didn't really have much of a change in his demeanor," Hodgson noted. "He pretty much still had a swagger in his step."
According to the report, Hernandez occasionally displayed troublesome behavior during his time at Bristol County, as he was accused of threatening to kill a prison guard and his family and also got into an altercation with a fellow inmate.
Still, Hodgson said that Hernandez is approaching his life sentence with a slightly more positive outlook.
"He doesn't really look at it as jail," Hodgson said. "It's more like training camp."
Hodgson believes Hernandez will continue to use his charm to his advantage in prison, but he also highlighted one factor that has the potential to set him off and cause trouble.
"He'll probably do fine. He'll be able to talk his way through everything," Hodgson told the AP. "If someone's trying to outwardly and aggressively disrespect him, that could create a problem."
Hernandez will serve his life sentence at the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski state prison.
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