Overview

• Hernandez admitted that federal agents found residue of cocaine and packets of MDMA in his Miami home during a March 12 raid.
• In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped two additional counts related to drugs and firearms discovered elsewhere on his property.
• Under federal guidelines, Hernandez faces three to nine months in prison per count but could receive up to five years behind bars and a lifetime of supervised release at sentencing.
• Judge Paul Engelmayer set sentencing for September 25 and warned that any further breach of Hernandez’s release terms could lead to severe penalties.
• Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Rebold told the court that Hernandez “has turned a corner,” supporting a sentencing delay so he can complete his remaining community service hours.