PUBLISHED: 15:10 EST, 26 June 2013 | UPDATED: 15:11 EST, 26 June 2013 Police have charged Aaron Hernandez with murder and weapons counts in connection with the slaying of a semi-pro American football player whose body was found in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez's home. Hernandez was taken from his home in handcuffs on Wednesday morning and, less than two hours after his arrest, the New England Patriots announced they had cut him from their team. He is being held without bail. The investigation started more than a week ago after semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd was found slain in an industrial park in North Attleboro, on the Rhode Island line not far from where the Patriots play.
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Hernandez charged with one count of murder and five weapons violations
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American football star taken from his house in handcuffs on Wednesday
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New England Patriots release Hernandez
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