HERNANDEZ WAS FOUND GUILTY AND
ALL CHARGES, INCLUDING
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE 2013
DEATH OF ODEN LLOYD.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE
JURORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR ALL THEIR CONCERNS AND ALL
THE SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING.
AND I THINK GOD FOR BEING HERE
THIS MORNING.
MY NAME IS URSULA WARD, ODEN
LLOYD'S MOTHER.
HE WAS THE FIRST OF THREE
CHILDREN.
ODEN WAS MY ONLY SON.
HE WAS THE BAD BOY THE FAMILY.
HE WAS THE MAN OF THE HOUSE.
ODEN WAS HIS SISTER'S KEEPER.
OLIVIA.
AND AFTER MY DAUGHTER HAD HER
DAUGHTER, ODEN BECAME --
ONE OF HER RECITALS.
ODEN WAS HURT BIG -- HER BIGGEST
SUPPORTER IN HER LIFE.
OLIVIA HAD TWO SONS.
OMARI AND -- ODEN WOULD HAVE
TAUGHT THEM TO BE LIKE HIM.
TO HAVE RESPECT FOR EVERYONE.
AND TO PLAY HIS FAVORITE SPORT,
FOR BOTH.
-- FOOTBALL.
ODEN GIVE ME A BEAUTIFUL GIFT
BEFORE HE WAS MURDERED.
AND THAT WAS INTRODUCING ME TO
HIS GIRLFRIEND.
ODEN WAS MY FIRST ASK IF I EVER
RECEIVED.
-- GIFT I EVER RECEIVED.
I THINK GOT EVERY SECOND AND
EVERY DAY OF MY SON'S LIFE THAT
IS BEEN WITH HIM.
THE DAY I LAID MY SON ODEN TO
REST -- [INDISCERNIBLE]
I FELT LIKE I WANTED TO GO INTO
THAT HOLE WITH MY SON.
I WOULD NEVER HAVE A GRANDCHILD
FROM MY SON.
I WILL NEVER GET TO DANCE AT HIS
WEDDING.
HE WILL NEVER GET TO DANCE AT MY
WEDDING.
I WILL NEVER HEAR MY SON SAY,
"MOM, DID YOU COOK? MOM, GO TO
BED.
MOM, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
WHERE YOU GOING MOM? DID YOU GET
MY PERMISSION TO GO OUT? I LOVE
YOU, MOM.
-- I MISS MY BABY BOY SO MUCH.
BUT I KNOW I'M GOING TO SEE HIM
SOMEDAY, AGAIN.
AND THAT HAS GIVEN ME THE
STRENGTH TO GO ON.
WE WERE IN THIS COURTROOM EVERY
DAY BECAUSE -- I WERE PURPLE
EVERY DAY BECAUSE IT WAS MY
SON'S FAVORITE COLOR.
I FORGIVE THE PEOPLE WHO HAD A
HAND IN MY SON'S MURDER.
EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER.
AND I PRAY AND HOPE THAT SOMEDAY
EVERYONE OUT THERE WILL FORGIVE
THEM ALSO.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS US.
THANK YOU HERE IT THANK YOU.