Court documents obtained yesterday show that Carlos Ortiz — who authorities say was with Hernandez when the Dorchester amateur football player was executed in North Attleboro on June 17 — has flipped on his friend.
Ortiz, who hails from Hernandez’s hometown of Bristol, Conn., talked to state troopers in Connecticut last week and directed cops to a secret crash pad in Franklin leased by Hernandez, court papers show.
“Ortiz did confirm that he was with Aaron Hernandez on the night in question,” state trooper Michael Bates wrote in an affidavit filed in Wrentham District Court. “Ortiz then went on to explain that Hernandez has another address that not many people know about. Ortiz referred to this location as an apartment-style location, commonly referred to as a ‘flop house.’ ”Ortiz, a career criminal, was arrested in Connecticut last week on weapons charges in connection with Lloyd’s slaying. If his information checks out, he likely would be offered a deal for his testimony that could include a lesser charge or even immunity from prosecution, Leone added.
The affidavit was filed in support of a search warrant for the Franklin condo after Ortiz told authorities he had left a cellphone in the apartment.
Cops searched the Franklin condo and found a white hooded sweatshirt “consistent in color and type with the sweatshirt that Hernandez is observed to be wearing on surveillance cameras the night of the homicide,”The search also turned up 11 boxes of ammunition, a bag from Kay Jewelers, paychecks from the New England Patriots and Puma, a valet’s receipt from the W Hotel in Boston, a Hertz rental car agreement, a Western Union receipt and two sets of keys to a black Hummer that prosecutors say was registered to Hernandez.
Bostonherald.com reported yesterday that cocaine also was cited in the search warrant. But investigators privately downplayed that angle.
They also found a cranberry-colored baseball hat Hernandez is believed to have been wearing when he was with Lloyd at a Boston club two nights before the slaying.
“The white sweatshirt could be used to assist in linking Hernandez to the scene of the crime,” Bates wrote. “The baseball hat could help provide the whereabouts of Hernandez on the Friday night before the homicide. This night in particular is a critical aspect in the timeline of events leading up to the homicide.”