FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) – A perjury charge has been dropped against the fiancee of former New England Patriots star and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez.
Shayanna Jenkins had pleaded not guilty to perjury. Prosecutors had said she lied to the grand jury that investigated the death of Odin Lloyd, who was dating her younger sister. Hernandez was convicted of killing Lloyd last month.
Prosecutors in Massachusetts asked a judge Friday to dismiss the charge, citing Jenkins’ testimony in Hernandez’s trial in March.
Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh agreed to dismiss the charge.
When asked if she was relieved, Jenkins said outside the courtroom: “You have no idea.”
Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole last month in Lloyd’s killing.
Hernandez’s lawyers appealed the conviction this week.