Former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez, charged with shooting a friend to death last year, was involved in a Massachusetts jailhouse scuffle with another inmate that left neither man seriously injured, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
"There was an altercation between two inmates in our special management unit, and one of them was Aaron Hernandez," said Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, the AP reported. "It was stopped very quickly by my staff."
Neither inmate involved in the incident on Tuesday required medical attention, and officials are investigating whether Hernandez or the other man, who was not identified, will face internal disciplinary measures or criminal charges, Hodgson said, according to the AP.
It's unclear which inmate was the aggressor, the AP reported. Hodgson said jail staff are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance video to figure out exactly what happened and determine whether disciplinary measures or even criminal charges are warranted.
Both Hernandez and the other inmate have been moved to other units until the investigation is completed, according to the AP.
Hernandez, 24, is jailed in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, about 60 miles south of Boston, the AP reported.
He had been a rising star on the New England Patriots with a $41 million contract before he was arrested in June and charged with murdering semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd, according to the AP.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is awaiting trial, the AP reported.
Lloyd's bullet-ridden body was found in an industrial park near Hernandez' home in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, according to the AP.
Authorities have recovered text messages from Hernandez summoning his friend to his home and from Lloyd alerting his sister to his whereabouts "just so you know," the AP reported. Police have not recovered the gun used in the crime.
