Today’s Boston Herald features this report about faulty reporting in the ongoing murder investigation involving New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez:
Aaron Hernandez attorney slams media on false arrest claim
The lawyer for Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez blasted the media last night for “relentless” reporting of a false rumor of an arrest warrant issued against the 23-year-old, when only search warrants were filed with the courts.
Several outlets did report continually last week an arrest warrant had been issued. The Herald was not one of them.
Plug “Aaron Hernandez arrest warrant” into the Googletron, and you get this:
Note the “CBS Local” included in the search results. Here’s a recap from the Huffington Post:
Conflicting reports surfaced on Friday morning over whether a warrant had been issued for the arrest of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in connection with the shooting death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd.
Citing an unnamed source, WBZ News Radio in Boston first reported early Friday morning that a warrant had been issued and that the NFL star would be charged with obstruction of justice. Hours later, the Boston Globe would report, citing its own law enforcement source, that no arrest warrant had yet been issued in the case.
And another local player:
Also citing an unnamed source, Bob Ward of FOX 25 had reported earlier on Friday that a warrant has been issued for Hernandez’s arrest. Ward also reported that Hernandez faces an obstruction of justice charge.
Neither today’s Herald piece nor a similar one in the Globe name any names in the false arrest claims. That’s why we’re here.
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