A man who allegedly was with Aaron Hernandez the night Odin Lloyd was killed pleaded not guilty Friday to a single count of being an accessory to murder after the fact . As members of his and Lloyd 's family looked on , Carlos Ortiz uttered only those two words -- `` not guilty '' -- during his brief arraignment in Bristol County Superior Court in the southeastern Massachusetts city of Fall River . His next court date is set for November 20 . Ortiz is one of several people who have been charged in connection with Lloyd 's death , though only one person -- Hernandez , who was a standout tight end for the New England Patriots before being released by the team the day of his arrest -- faces a murder count . Like Hernandez , Ortiz hails from Bristol , Connecticut . During Friday 's court hearing , Ortiz 's lawyer John Connors did not contest the $ 500,000 cash bail set for his client , though he could do so later . `` We do n't have the grand jury minutes , we do n't have a lot of the discovery statements , etc . So I think it 's prudent to wait for the next date until we argue ( bail ) , '' Connors said . Authorities have said that Hernandez , Ernest Wallace and Ortiz picked Lloyd up from his Boston apartment in a rental car shortly before he was found shot to death June 17 in a North Attleborough , Massachusetts , industrial park . Surveillance cameras then captured the rental car leaving the crime scene and Hernandez carrying a gun as he returned to his home minutes later . He was with two other people . Lloyd -- a 27-year-old semi-pro football player himself -- was not among them . Ortiz first told investigators both Hernandez and Wallace had gotten out of the car with Lloyd at the industrial park , before shots rang out . But prosecutors say he later changed his story to claim Wallace remained in the car , while Hernandez and Lloyd got out . Asked last month about Ortiz changing his account , his attorney said , `` Almost every case I 've ever been involved in , the story changes during interrogation . `` When a professional interrogation takes place , at the end of it sometimes you have trouble remembering your own name . '' Connors said his client had `` limited means '' and would seek a relatively low bail . `` He 's a young guy who got caught up in a situation , '' Connors said . `` And when all this came about , he was frightened and confused , as you can imagine anyone would be . I believe he 's an honest guy . ''
Authorities say Carlos Ortiz was with Ortiz when they picked up Lloyd Ortiz was found killed in an industrial park ; North Attleborough is charged with murder in case . Ortiz pleads not guilty on a charge of being an accessory to murder after the fact . Lloyd 's lawyer does n't contest the $ 500,000 bail , though he could so later .