Hernandez's attorney continues to challenge DNA evidence

FALL RIVER, Mass. Shortly before embarking on a journey that ended in an alleged murder of Odin Lloyd, Aaron Hernandez walked through his family room with a black object in his hands an object prosecutors claim was a pistol.

Jurors in Hernandezs murder trial got a view of that moment Monday when prosecutors played a number of clips from the video surveillance system in the former NFL stars home. And the one that garnered the most attention in the courtroom was captured shortly before 1 a.m. on June 17, 2013.

In it, Hernandez walks through his family room, past his fiance, Shayanna Jenkins, his young daughter and the couples babysitter, Jennifer Fortier.

As Hernandez moves the object from one hand to the other, one of his alleged accomplices, Carlos Ortiz, walks behind him.

A defense attorney suggested in his opening statement that the object was a remote control and lead prosecutor William McCauley tried to refute that while questioning Fortier.

This remote control did you ever see a remote control anywhere in the house that resembled a firearm, a gun? McCauley asked.

Defense attorney Michael Fee immediately objected, and Judge E. Susan Garsh sustained it.

OK, McCauley continued, describe any remote control that you saw in that house.

The only ones Ive ever seen are what I told you earlier, a rectangle, black or gray, she said.

It was impossible to tell from the clip played Monday exactly what Hernandez was holding. However, prosecutors have other shots they allege show Hernandez with the murder weapon, and Judge Garsh has ruled that they can call an official from Glock who has studied the video clips and concluded the object is, in fact, a handgun manufactured by the Swiss company.

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Hernandez's attorney continues to challenge DNA evidence