OJ in the news....

[catesta]

Shit, this is all news to me.

It would be nice to see him serve a little time.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Las Vegas police are questioning football star O.J. Simpson and he is expected to be charged in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the U.S. gambling capital, a top law enforcement official said on Sunday.

"We're arresting him for probable cause," the official, who asked not to be named.

"He's at our detective center right now being questioned," the official told Reuters. "He's not yet booked into the Clark County Detention Center at this time."

CNN and Fox News reported that Simpson would be arraigned on Monday.

Las Vegas police spokesman Lt. Jeff Whitehead said police had arrested another man they believe was with the former star athlete during the alleged break-in.

Whitehead declined to comment on reports that police seized two firearms related to the Thursday night incident, which was reported by a sports memorabilia dealer as an armed robbery in his room at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino.

Representatives for the Palms and Simpson's attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

O.J. Simpson has previously told police and the media that he did nothing wrong in Las Vegas.

"I'm not walking around feeling sad or anything. I've done nothing wrong," the former athlete, actor and murder defendant said in an interview published in the Los Angeles Times on Sunday.

In 1995, Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in what was one of the most sensational court dramas in U.S. history.

Simpson told the paper that "golfing buddies and some of their friends" accompanied him to a meeting at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino to help him retrieve sports memorabilia, personal photos and other items he said had been stolen by a former sports agent.

Simpson, who is 60 and lives in Florida, said an auctioneer set up the meeting with the sellers. He said the men in his party were unarmed.

"I'm O.J. Simpson. How am I going to think that I'm going to rob somebody and get away with it?" he said. "You've got to understand, this ain't somebody going to steal somebody's drugs or something like that. This is somebody going to get his private (belongings) back. That's it. That's not robbery."

After he was acquitted in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a civil court jury found Simpson responsible for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million in damages to their families.

The former National Football League star, who also appeared in films and commercials, has had other minor brushes with police since 1995. He could not immediately be reached for comment.

Simpson's latest legal flap comes as Simpson's book "If I Did It," which includes a hypothetical account of his ex-wife's murder, was hitting store shelves.

Edited September 16, 2007 by catesta

[Dan Gould]

Shit, this is all news to me.

It would be nice to see him serve a little time.

Yeah, but I suspect he'd be treated as a 'first time offender'.

What a f-ed up world we live in when OJ is a "first time" offender.

[Van Basten II]

Apparently they found a pair of gloves on the scene of the crime

[catesta]

Shit, this is all news to me.

It would be nice to see him serve a little time.

Yeah, but I suspect he'd be treated as a 'first time offender'.

What a f-ed up world we live in when OJ is a "first time" offender.

This was armed robbery and that usually means double the time. First offender or not, if he did it, he should be facing time.

On the other hand, this is OJ and this is a fucked up world....

[T.D.]

Does OJ still have enough money to hire pricey lawyers like Shapiro?

[Patrick]

other than possibly the victims of the alleged crime (and their loved ones), who really cares???

[AllenLowe]

if the pants don't fit...

[Tim McG]

....you must be full of shit.

[MoGrubb]

The last I heard OJ's being held in the slammer.

[7/4]

Some people will do anything to get in the news.

[Soulstation1]

jim rome is ripping on OJ today

OJ - "I thought what happened in vegas stayed in vegas"

i wonder why he can't he get a bail bond set?

[ejp626]

jim rome is ripping on OJ today

OJ - "I thought what happened in vegas stayed in vegas"

i wonder why he can't he get a bail bond set?

'cause he's got to stay in Vegas ...

What may end up causing him more problems is he keeps denying that guns were involved, when there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. A perjury charge on top of all this other shit is not going to help matters.

[Dan Gould]

He hasn't committed perjury until he does it while his testimony is sworn, at a Grand Jury hearing or a trial.

[Dan Gould]

Does OJ still have enough money to hire pricey lawyers like Shapiro?

His only known income is $400,000 a year football pension. It won't get you much of a Dream Team but its a lot more than most criminal defendants have for their representation. Considering that the case is a lot more straightforward than when he murdered two people, I'd expect him to have more than adequate representation.

Its also possible that a "celebrity" lawyer will take the job to get his face on TV and get other gigs.

[ejp626]

He hasn't committed perjury until he does it while his testimony is sworn, at a Grand Jury hearing or a trial.

Ok, if we are going to get technical. However, making false statements to the police, impeding the course of an investigation and a host of other related activities are crimes. Now we don't know if he is saying the same things to the police as he is in the media, but I guess we will find out shortly.

[Tim McG]

Clear proof that professional athletes are not necessarily the brightest bulb in the stadium.

Or the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Hm.

[catesta]

Does OJ still have enough money to hire pricey lawyers like Shapiro?

His only known income is $400,000 a year football pension. It won't get you much of a Dream Team but its a lot more than most criminal defendants have for their representation. Considering that the case is a lot more straightforward than when he murdered two people, I'd expect him to have more than adequate representation.

Its also possible that a "celebrity" lawyer will take the job to get his face on TV and get other gigs.

His book hit # 1.

I heard the audio today. OJ was clearly in charge and playing the role of a gangster tough guy. Unless this gets fucked by another jury full of lunatics, he is going to serve some time.

[MoGrubb]

Does OJ still have enough money to hire pricey lawyers like Shapiro?

His only known income is $400,000 a year football pension. It won't get you much of a Dream Team but its a lot more than most criminal defendants have for their representation. Considering that the case is a lot more straightforward than when he murdered two people, I'd expect him to have more than adequate representation.

Its also possible that a "celebrity" lawyer will take the job to get his face on TV and get other gigs.

His book hit # 1.

I heard the audio today. OJ was clearly in charge and playing the role of a gangster tough guy. Unless this gets fucked by another jury full of lunatics, he is going to serve some time.

He's not supposed to get anything from the book, I heard, Goldman is.

[Dan Gould]

That is correct. All money goes to the Goldman family and their Foundation in memory of Ron. If Chris is referring to OJ's first "book" I Wanna Tell You, I don't think he's seen any royalties on that one in a long, long time.

[Jazzmoose]

Wow....I hope Goodspeak doesn't get confused and start arguing that there's no proof that OJ ever used steroids...

[catesta]

That is correct. All money goes to the Goldman family and their Foundation in memory of Ron. If Chris is referring to OJ's first "book" I Wanna Tell You, I don't think he's seen any royalties on that one in a long, long time.

I was talking about his new book.

Glad to know he won't see a dime, I figured he had some attorney shelter it some way.

[catesta]

hehe

You can listen to the OJ sudio here. After the commercial , you can click it on the right.

OJ wants his shit back!

Edited September 18, 2007 by catesta

[rachel]

This sounds like it's straight out of a cheesy episode of Starsky and Hutch.

I guess the latest is that OJ called the guy (who was allegedly held @gunpoint) later that night saying, "uh...it looks like I kinda got some of your stuff mixed in w/my stuff, so how can I get your stuff back to you?"

[catesta]

Yeah, after the fact, he did take the "I think this has all been a big mis-understanding" route.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

I think OJ should've gone the more passive aggressive route.