A man has been charged with felony gun charges stemming from the shooting this week of a one-time associate of jailed former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, according to ESPN.
Leslie Randolph, 29, was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of Alexander Bradley outside a Connecticut nightclub Sunday night during which Bradley also opened fire. ESPN reports Randolph has previous convictions for drug and gun crimes over the past decade.
Bradley, who suffered three gunshot wounds to the right thigh, was arraigned in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday on charges of criminal possession and use of a firearm and ordered held on $1 million bond.
Robert Pickering, an attorney for Bradley, told reporters his client was the real victim and was attacked without provocation. "He got punched in the face and shot in the leg three times."
Pickering added Bradley has attracted unwanted attention stemming from his connection to Hernandez, who remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the killing of Odin Lloyd.
According to ESPN, the disturbance at Vevo Lounge Bar & Grill centered around money, spilling out to the street of the South Meadows neighborhood. Police said Bradley retrieved his gun from his vehicle after being shot several times and tried to re-enter the club.
Hernandez, who has pleaded not guilty in the Lloyd shooting, also faces suit from Bradley, who alleges the former New England Patriots tight end shot him in the face outside a Miami nightclub last February, causing him to partially lose his eyesight.
Meanwhile, Boston police have linked Hernandez and Bradley to a double, drive-by 2012 homicide that remains unsolved.
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