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MAGGIO
09-14-2007, 13:47
Ex-NFL star questioned by police for incident involving sports memorabilia

LAS VEGAS - Investigators questioned O.J. Simpson and named him a suspect today in a break-in at a casino hotel room involving sports memorabilia.

The break-in was reported at the Palace Station casino late last night, police spokesman Jose Montoya said. He said investigators determined the break-in involved sports collectibles.

"When they talked to him, Simpson made the comment that he believed the memorabilia was his," Montoya said. "We're getting conflicting stories from the two sides."

Simpson was released after he and several associates were questioned, but he is considered a suspect in the case, Montoya said. He is believed to be in Las Vegas.

"We don't believe he's going anywhere," he said.

The Heisman Trophy winner, ex-NFL star and actor lives near Miami and has been a tabloid staple since his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, but a jury later held him liable for the killings in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Simpson has had to auction off his sports collectibles, including his Heisman Trophy, to pay some of the $33.5 million judgment awarded to the Goldman family.

On Thursday, the Goldman family published a book about the killings that Simpson had written under the title, "If I Did It." After a deal for Simpson to publish it fell through, the family bought the rights and retitled the book "If I Did It: The Confessions of a Killer."

Investigators in the casino case planned to give their report to prosecutors today, Montoya said. The district attorney's office will decide whether to pursue charges.

Simpson had been scheduled to give a deposition today in Miami in a bankruptcy case involving his eldest daughter. But it was rescheduled because Simpson had told attorneys that he would be out of town.

Patricia Jones, a woman at the Florida office of Simpson attorney Yale L. Galanter who identified herself as Galanter's associate, said Galanter was out of town and had been forwarded messages seeking comment.

The Palace Station, an aging property just west of the Las Vegas Strip, is one of several Station Casinos-owned resorts that cater to locals. The 1,000-room hotel-casino, with a 21-story tower and adjacent buildings, opened in 1976.

Mr President
09-14-2007, 13:48
lol... i'm sure he will get out of this too..

Missionary
09-14-2007, 13:57
yeh i mean if he can eacape the murder charge then whats abit of breaking and entering? i bet hes offended by this lmao

ooga booga
09-14-2007, 14:43
You know he was the star of my favorite NFL football team, the Buffalo Bills. :D

Go Buffalo!!! And not so much O.J, but he was a good player :P

Hoebawt
09-14-2007, 18:28
Idk if he will get out of this one not wit jonny dead... and did they find the bloody glove?

Dogma
09-14-2007, 19:08
no, it was a bloody football card

ranger2112
09-14-2007, 19:40
breaks out the laugh track machine for Dogma

Crimson Shadow
09-16-2007, 21:04
Hes now been arrested.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3022848

Hoebawt
09-16-2007, 23:27
So whos starting the pool?

Missionary
09-17-2007, 06:18
so what someone robbed aload of his belongings and he went to get them back with a few mates and guns?

ranger2112
09-17-2007, 10:39
i guess he just figured he would get away with it again..or just not get caught.

MAGGIO
09-18-2007, 16:55
I am hearing he is facing quite a few big time charges (jailtime) etc...

Crimson Shadow
09-18-2007, 17:25
Which he will probably be "not guilty" again.

Crimson Shadow
09-19-2007, 16:38
The charges against OJ

• Two counts of first-degree kidnapping, a felony, carrying the possibility of life in state prison or a definite term of 15 years, depending on the sentencing judge's discretion. Parole eligibility begins after five years.

• Two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon, a felony, mandatory 2-15 years in prison, plus a possible additional 1-15 years for use of a weapon.

• Burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, felony, 2-15 years.

• Coercion with use of a deadly weapon, a felony, 2-12 years in prison.

• Two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, felony, 1-6 years.

• Conspiracy to commit kidnapping, felony, 1-6 years.

• Conspiracy to commit robbery, felony, 1-6 years.

• Conspiracy to commit a crime, gross misdemeanor, 1 year in county jail.

Satan666
09-21-2007, 17:46
It just seems too convienent that they had an audio recorder going.... But all in all it is nice to see him finally see some jail time.

ranger2112
09-21-2007, 18:03
dont get too excited. he have spent all the time he will.

Satan666
09-21-2007, 18:05
nah, theres too much evidence against him. So unless they can prove there was an comspericy(sp) against him, then he's off to jail.

Crimson Shadow
09-21-2007, 18:06
He was in jail for a couple hours. But then someone posted the 125k bail on him.

Satan666
09-21-2007, 18:08
well that doesn't mean he's off tho. But as long as he doesn't run he'll live, but after the trial i think that he'll be in jail for a long time.

Crimson Shadow
09-21-2007, 18:14
He won't run....there are probably cameras (from the media) surrounding his house, watching his every move.

If he does get off the hook again this time, I'm betting he will make a book about how he would take his things back and have it describe exactly what happened in the hotel room.

Missionary
09-21-2007, 23:20
well last i saw about it it wasnt just "his" items he took back. aparently he stole other things that didnt originally belong to him. so his story about "going to retrieve my own stolen goods" is aload of bullhinkle.

so if some payed his bail fee, does that mean he doesnt have to stay in jail untill his courts case? or is the whole thing over?

Crimson Shadow
09-22-2007, 09:46
He is free to do what he wants until his court hearing. If bail wasn't posted then he would have to stay in jail until his court hearing.

ranger2112
09-22-2007, 11:19
he cant go "anywhere" the conditions of bail is that he stay within the county/state depending on the judge. if he leaves they may have to send the DOG after him

Crimson Shadow
09-22-2007, 11:21
I didn't say he could go anywhere. I said he could do what he wanted to....although I should have added within the judge's specifications.

Hoebawt
09-22-2007, 12:38
yea u should have crim

but wasnt he deined bail coz he was a flight risk

ranger2112
09-22-2007, 12:50
no, he is out on 150K bail

Hoebawt
09-22-2007, 14:49
i was out on 15k bail :P and all i did was hit a cop

Satan666
09-22-2007, 15:07
wow, somehow no one is going to be surprised that you would hit a cop.

But back on subject, He is going to jail. Theres no denying it with the evidence. Whether or not that he gets the higher charges off and he only spends 1 or 2 years instead of like 10 is the real question.

Acetriad
09-23-2007, 03:15
Here is how it will go. His defense lawyer will work out a bargain where he pleads guilty to a couple of the more serious charges and the rest will be dropped. Then, the "manditory" sentances will be placed on him... and subsiquently and imediatly divided in half, then he will get time for good behavior in prison, then he will be eligable for parole. He might serve a year. Tops. Thank god we live in the good ol USA with its fine ol system of justice eh? :rolleyes: Of course, that is considering that the defense doesn't find some way that the evidence was "illegally obtained" and violated this "poor inocent" man's rights. PLEASE, don't get me started on the JOKE of a justice system we have here in the U.S. In order to state my full and honest opinion I would be required to violate the TOS of this server and also I would subject myself to possible arrest for sedation for spreading "treasonus thoughts" through the internet. (thank god for the Patriot act eh?)

Satan666
09-23-2007, 03:18
oh yes, go the rights of people i'll never see EVER. Way for a bunch of old people to run my life. What ever happened to freedom of speech.. Ehh?

Acetriad
09-23-2007, 03:43
Unfortunatly my freind, you live in America. We don't have rights here, other than the right to be taxed to the point of poverty, the right for the government to tell us what to do, the right to bear no arms, the right to have a bunch of nit-wits in the government to tell us how we can raise our kids..... um... I'll stop now, but you get my point.

Satan666
09-23-2007, 03:53
don't forget that illegal aliens and animals have more rights...

Acetriad
09-23-2007, 04:03
And criminals.. cant forget them, it would be very wrong if we forgot those poor woe begoten souls who had to turn to a life of crime because society dealt them a bad hand, or their mamma yelled at them once or... you get the drift.

Crimson Shadow
09-23-2007, 08:52
Ace, you can't forget that criminals are all "mentally unstable"....so just a psychiatrist visit should make them all better. No need for jail time.

Missionary
09-23-2007, 10:47
Unfortunatly my freind, you live in America. We don't have rights here, other than the right to be taxed to the point of poverty, the right for the government to tell us what to do, the right to bear no arms, the right to have a bunch of nit-wits in the government to tell us how we can raise our kids..... um... I'll stop now, but you get my point.

would like to say, you brough it on yorself for voting for him :)

Crimson Shadow
09-23-2007, 11:43
Well it was either him or John Kerry....either way it is a lose-lose situation.

Acetriad
09-24-2007, 04:30
I voted libertarian thank you very much :P