O.J. named suspect in casino break-in

[sa_butta]

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

The break-in was reported at the Palace Station casino late Thursday 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 Friday, Montoya said. The district attorney's office will decide whether to pursue charges.

Simpson had been scheduled to give a deposition Friday 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.

A company spokeswoman did not immediately return a call for comment.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070914/ap_on_re_us/simpson_questioned_16;_ylt=AksUNNRE1Oji_A_VhjIn7FI L1vAI

[MoSpur]

The guy is not all there.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I liked this story better when it involved George Clooney and Don Cheadle.

[sa_butta]

I liked this story better when it involved George Clooney and Don Cheadle.He was simply hinting to the making of Oceans fourteen.:lol

"If Oceans Fourteen was made"

[Bigzax]

run OJ run!

[peewee's lovechild]

If this goes to trial, I hope they don't make him wear gloves again.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

to quote eddie murphy's classic SNL piece on what it feels like to be white


"what a silly negro!"

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

He should have told the police that his name was Nordberg and he was simply working undercover.

[sa_butta]

He should have told the police that his name was Nordberg and he was simply working undercover.:lol

[samikeyp]

Its ok though, I am confident that as we speak, he is out looking for the real burglars.

:)

[ChumpDumper]

If only he had been holding dog fights in his hotel room....

[mrsmaalox]

Sociopath.

[mavs>spurs2]

:lol Some people still actually believe this guy was innocent and it amazes me

[Samr]

The only rational explanation I can think of is that he found a conscience, felt guilty over getting away with murder, so then went and did something so blatantly illegal that he'd have to go back to jail. It's a long shot of a reason, yeah, but it's the only one that makes even remote sense. I mean.... no one could possibly be this stupid..... right?

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Hey I don't blame OJ he just wanted his Lucky get away with Murder suit back.

[greywheel]

OJ arrested in Vegas (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/16/oj.simpson/index.html)


Source: O.J. Simpson arrested in armed robbery probe
Story Highlights
NEW: It's not clear what charges O.J. Simpson faces after arrest

NEW: Simpson says he's unsure why man was arrested in case Saturday

Weapons, evidence seized during searches of two residences, police say

Simpson has said he was merely retrieving items that were stolen from him

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Las Vegas police arrested O.J. Simpson on Sunday amid an investigation into an alleged armed robbery at a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, a source close to the investigation said.

The charges he faces are unclear.

On Saturday, Las Vegas police arrested a man and seized two guns in connection with the alleged armed robbery, the source said.

Simpson had already been questioned during the investigation into several items of sports memorabilia that were taken from collectors at a room in the Palace Station Hotel and Casino. Simpson has said the items belonged to him.

Walter Alexander was arrested Saturday night and charged with two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, one count of conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of burglary with a deadly weapon, the source said.

Alexander, a resident of Arizona, was arrested on his way to McCarran International Airport, the source said.

During searches Saturday, police recovered two guns they believe were used in the alleged robbery, the source said. Watch a report on the latest developments in the probe »

"I don't know why they arrested him," Simpson said Sunday. "I've stayed in contact with the police and the truth will come out."

Simpson, 60, acknowledged that he entered the man's room with a group of friends, one of whom was posing as a potential buyer, after being tipped off that some of his personal items were for sale there.

Among the items were things he hadn't seen in years or that had been stolen, he said. They included photographs of his family and himself as a child, and photographs and negatives taken by his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Simpson said friends helped him carry the items from the room, but no guns were involved and the incident was not a robbery.

On Saturday, Simpson said that he and one of the alleged victims, Alfred Beardsley, spoke by telephone and agreed the incident had been blown out of proportion.

Beardsley confirmed the conversation to celebrity Web site TMZ.com, saying Simpson apologized to him and told him he regretted the incident.

The other alleged victim, Bruce Fromong, a sports memorabilia collector, said that two of the men accompanying Simpson pointed guns at the other occupants of the room in what he described as "a home invasion-type robbery." Watch Fromong talk about what happened

Fromong testified for Simpson's defense in the 1997 wrongful death trial stemming from a civil lawsuit filed by the family of Ron Goldman, who was killed in 1994 alongside Simpson's ex-wife.

Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995, but the jury in a 1997 civil trial found him liable and awarded the Goldmans $33.5 million for their son's wrongful death.

Fromong testified that prices for Simpson memorabilia had dropped substantially since the 1995 verdict. His testimony was part of the defense's contention that Simpson could not afford to pay the Goldmans.

Also on Friday, Thomas Riccio, a former business associate of Simpson, told KVVU television in Las Vegas that he told Simpson about the sale.

Riccio said someone told him last month that he wanted to auction some of Simpson's possessions by placing them on consignment. Riccio added that when he called Simpson to tell him about the planned sale, the former athlete told him the items had been stolen.

Riccio said that as he was being shown the items in the hotel room, Simpson entered the room and seized the items. He said there was no break-in and no gun was used.

Simpson's ex-wife and Goldman -- a waiter who had gone to her Los Angeles, California, home to return a pair of glasses -- were fatally stabbed outside her townhouse June 12, 1994. A jury found Simpson not guilty of the crimes.

Simpson recently wrote a book originally titled "If I Did It" and planned to publish it himself, but a public outcry led to the cancellation of his book deal.

A bankruptcy judge subsequently awarded the Goldmans the rights to the book in light of their inability to collect the wrongful death award. They retitled the book "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer," which is in bookstores.

[exstatic]

Coming from Random House in the Spring of 2008: the gripping thriller sequel to If I Did It, entitled If I Robbed Them.

[duncan228]

Coming from Random House in the Spring of 2008: the gripping thriller sequel to If I Did It, entitled If I Robbed Them.

:lol Great!

[duncan228]

He's been charged. All felonies.

http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pri&dt=070916&cat=news&st=newsd8rmoq500&src=ap

O.J. Faces Felony Charges in Robbery

By RYAN NAKASHIMA

LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great's sports memorabilia, authorities said.

Simpson was arrested shortly after 11 a.m., Capt. James Dillon said.

The charges against Simpson will include robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and burglary with a firearm, all felonies, Dillon said. More charges could be brought against him, he said.

Simpson was being held at Las Vegas police offices pending the arrival of his lawyer, who was expected later Sunday, Dillon said.

"He was very cooperative, there were no issues," Dillon said.

At least one other person has been arrested and police said Sunday that as many as six people could be arrested in connection with the alleged armed robbery that occurred in a room inside the Palace Station casino-hotel on Thursday.

Simpson, 60, has said he and other people with him were retrieving items that belonged to him. Simpson has said there were no guns involved and that he went to the room at the casino only to get stolen mementos that included his Hall of Fame certificate and a picture of the running back with J. Edgar Hoover.

Simpson told The Associated Press on Saturday that he did not call the police to help reclaim the items because he has found the police unresponsive to him ever since his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, were killed in 1994.

"The police, since my trouble, have not worked out for me," he said, noting that whenever he has called the police "It just becomes a story about O.J."

The Heisman Trophy winner, ex-NFL star and actor lives near Miami and has been a tabloid staple since his ex-wife and 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.

Police said two firearms and other evidence were seized at a private residence early Sunday.

Walter Alexander, 46, of Arizona, was arrested Saturday night on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon.

He was released without bail on Saturday night, Dillon said.

Besides the two firearms, police said they seized other evidence during early morning searches of two residences, Lt. Clint Nichols said.

"It was evidence of a crime that was committed," Nichols said. "And I believe we recovered some clothing that the individual was wearing in the commission of the robbery."

Simpson said auction house owner Tom Riccio called him several weeks ago to say some collectors were selling some of his items. Riccio set up a meeting with collectors under the guise that he had a private collector interested in buying Simpson's items.

Simpson said he was accompanied by several men he met at a wedding cocktail party, and they took the collectibles.

Alfred Beardsley, one of the sports memorabilia collectors involved in the alleged robbery, has said he wants the case dropped and that he's "on O.J.'s side."

[Shelly]

Its ok though, I am confident that as we speak, he is out looking for the real burglars.

:)

And then he'll write a book about how he did it...hypothetically, of course.

oops! Ex beat me to it!

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

the fucking gold-digging goldman family

bitch about oj publishing the book because it disrespects ron

then they go publish it

:fuckoff

and nicole brown's sister is begging them not to because it disrespects her sister, and the fucks do it anyway

sickening that any company would publish it

Didn't the Goldmans change the title from "If I Did It" to "I Did It"?
Nicole's sister Denise was on Larry King's show on Friday talking about this whole thing, and when they were showing excerpts from the book, I could swear that the title had been changed.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I think he can buy a little leniency from the court if he tells them, "Hey, at least I didn't kill anyone this time. Count your blessings."

[duncan228]

Didn't the Goldmans change the title from "If I Did It" to "I Did It"?
Nicole's sister Denise was on Larry King's show on Friday talking about this whole thing, and when they were showing excerpts from the book, I could swear that the title had been changed.

I heard they did change it.

I'm just glad they got him on felonies that (hopefully) will stick this time.
He belongs in jail, at this point I don't care what the charges are. Just put him away.

[Shelly]

Didn't the Goldmans change the title from "If I Did It" to "I Did It"?
Nicole's sister Denise was on Larry King's show on Friday talking about this whole thing, and when they were showing excerpts from the book, I could swear that the title had been changed.

No...the 'If' is in very small print

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41csGCt4zZL._SS500_.jpg

I feel for the Goldmans, I really do. But I don't think they will ever have closure even if they tried. I saw the Oprah show, and she even asked them if they ever will get closure. Kim Goldman got offended by the question and said no. Oprah didn't mean it maliciously, but it HAS been 13 years.

[Shelly]

BTW, they are getting 19 cents profit for every book sold. The rest is going towards attorney payments and various foundations. I guess he really trashes Nicole in the book calling her a bad mother, slut, etc.

She went to my high school (Dana Hills in Dana Pt, CA), but 7 years ahead of me. I think her sister, Dominique, was in my grade, but I didn't know her.

[tlongII]

the fucking gold-digging goldman family

bitch about oj publishing the book because it disrespects ron

then they go publish it

:fuckoff

and nicole brown's sister is begging them not to because it disrespects her sister, and the fucks do it anyway

sickening that any company would publish it


Their son was brutally murdered. They aren't gold-digging at all.

[TLWisfoine]

People, GET THE HELL OVER IT!!!

[iminlakerland]

I dont agree that they should have published the book, but i am not in their position. The only thing that bothers me about this book is the fact that the Brown family did not want this book published, and it degrades Nicole even more, and the Goldman family still went ahead and did it. That is what i do not agree with at all.

[CuckingFunt]

I feel for their loss, but the Goldmans have given me the creeps ever since the original trial.

[tlongII]

People, GET THE HELL OVER IT!!!

Why? OJ is a murderer and should rot in hell.

[TLWisfoine]

Why? OJ is a murderer and should rot in hell.

Do you feel this way about other murderers who get off or just O.J. Many injustices occur in the legal system daily and I just wonder if you get mad about that as well. How do you feel about Genarlow Wilson?

[tlongII]

Do you feel this way about other murderers who get off or just O.J. Many injustices occur in the legal system daily and I just wonder if you get mad about that as well. How do you feel about Genarlow Wilson?

I don't even know who Genarlow Wilson is. However, I do know who O.J. Simpson is and he's a murderer.

[TLWisfoine]

I don't even know who Genarlow Wilson is. However, I do know who O.J. Simpson is and he's a murderer.

That's exactly what's wrong with America today!!! I'll post something about him later.

[tlongII]

That's exactly what's wrong with America today!!! I'll post something about him later.

How many Hertz commercials was he in?

[T Park]

Im sure OJ was innocent according to this douche bag.

[The Point]

Im sure OJ was innocent according to this douche bag.
Hi. You missed me.

[TLWisfoine]

Im sure OJ was innocent according to this douche bag.

Why am I a douche bag. Is it because I don't cry at every injustice that befalls a white woman at the hands of the big mean scary black man? Also what makes you think I believe OJ is innocent?

[Trainwreck2100]

Considering how this is OJ's first offense, he may get off easy

[sa_butta]

http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/17/entire-o-j-confrontation-its-crazazy/

(Audio) Hotel Confrontation.

[Findog]

Its ok though, I am confident that as we speak, he is out looking for the real burglars.

:)

He's going to write a book about how he would've gone about stealing his own sports memorabilia from a Vegas hotel room, if in fact he were to do that, which he definitely didn't, this is all a hypothetical.

They left out the best part of that audio tape of the confrontation, when OJ began quoting Ezekial 25:17: ""The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men..."

Then he made the guy let him have a bite of his In-N-Out burger: "MMM, this IS a tasty burger!"

I've never had a problem with incontinence, but OJ and a bunch of dudes holding me at gunpoint and screaming at me would make me shit my pants.

[tlongII]

their son was brutally murdered.

and they're attempting to capitalize off his death, regardless of what the family of the other brutally murdered individual wants

it's sickening

I think the Goldman's are already wealthy. They don't need the income from the book.

[monosylab1k]

I think the Goldman's are already wealthy. They don't need the income from the book.
Then why let the book come out and cash in on it?

I'm all for the Goldman's doing everything possible to make OJ's life a living hell and taking everything they can from him, but allowing the book to come out just doesn't sit right with me and makes it seem like they're more interested in cashing in than sticking it to OJ.

[monosylab1k]

Goldman family seeking claim on disputed memorabilia
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3025270

[Findog]

Then why let the book come out and cash in on it?

I'm all for the Goldman's doing everything possible to make OJ's life a living hell and taking everything they can from him, but allowing the book to come out just doesn't sit right with me and makes it seem like they're more interested in cashing in than sticking it to OJ.


Well they renamed the book and took the "If" out of the title. And he was probably robbing the dude for the sports collectibles because he sold it in the first place to keep it or the proceeds away from them.

[monosylab1k]

Well they renamed the book and took the "If" out of the title.
They didn't take out the content of the book. They didn't take into account the feelings of the Brown family (who they ought to be in cooperation with in every attempt to stick it to OJ). They just seem very attention and money hungry.

[tlongII]

They didn't take out the content of the book. They didn't take into account the feelings of the Brown family (who they ought to be in cooperation with in every attempt to stick it to OJ). They just seem very attention and money hungry.

I think the Goldman's will never rest in their attempts to make O.J.'s life hell. I don't think they care about Nicole or her family and in some respects I can't say I blame them.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

http://www.zuriberry.com/blog/2007/09/18/my-oj-dilemma/

[Findog]

They didn't take out the content of the book. They didn't take into account the feelings of the Brown family (who they ought to be in cooperation with in every attempt to stick it to OJ). They just seem very attention and money hungry.

Who knows? I agree with tlong, they are getting what justice they can, by making his freedom less than sweet.

[Juice]

their son was brutally murdered.

and they're attempting to capitalize off his death, regardless of what the family of the other brutally murdered individual wants

it's sickening


Yep, if the Goldmans were really after anything other than money, like say, justice, they would donate the money from the book I wrote to the families of murdered children, just as I would have...

And the reason I wasn't convicted for murder was because I didnt do it. there were a lot of problems with the case against me that didn't involve the racial aspect, but the media wouldn't give them the light of day because it would make the case against me compromised and their story and money would disappear.

[mikejones99]

Nicole was a slut and a gold digger and more like her will die if they don't stop.

[Juice]

Nicole was a slut and a gold digger and more like her will die if they don't stop.

That's sick man. Anyone know that Ron knew karate?

[whottt]

I don't think the Goldman's are doing it for profit...although they might want additional money to pay off the lawyers.


I think they just want to antagonize and torment OJ Simpson until the day he dies....even if it's just little stuff.

The fact that they are making money off something OJ wrote is just another way of sticking it to OJ.


If they could sue OJ for having a trace of a smile on his face they would.


They are some people consumed by their loss...eaten up inside. No matter what they do that pain will never go away, because of the way in which they cling to it.

I don't think they want it to go away though...their sole reason for existence now is hating and tormenting OJ Simpson and trying to make him hate them half as much as they hate him....anyday that isn't a miserable one for OJ, is a miserable one for them.


It's like the way liberals hate Bush....

[mikejones99]

Oprah should be in jail for making money from OJ's story. She is now an OJ's partner in crime

[Juice]

I don't think the Goldman's are doing it for profit...although they might want additional money to pay off the lawyers.

They're gonna make a little more money on my book than what they should need for a life-time of lawyers.

[Juice]

Oprah should be in jail for making money from OJ's story. She is now an OJ's partner in crime

So only the families can profit from rail-roading me?

[sabar]

BTW, the reason for the Goldmans taking every opportunity to get money is that OJ has paid very little of what he was supposed to from that civil case. Because of some weird law, his NFL pension can't go to the Goldmans, so the Goldmans have been nailing money from him at every opportunity to make him pay what he owes from that case.

So yeah, it's about money. OJ owes like 33 million or something near that.

[T Park]

God strap him to Old Sparky, and get it over with and get him away.

[TLWisfoine]

God strap him to Old Sparky, and get it over with and get him away.

You are most certainly right!!! We cannot allow anybody who we suspect of killing the greatest of God's creatures, a white woman get away with it. Especially if it is a dirty old black man. To hell with law and order!!!

[Extra Stout]

You are most certainly right!!! We cannot allow anybody who we suspect of killing the greatest of God's creatures, a white woman get away with it. Especially if it is a dirty old black man. To hell with law and order!!!
So you're in favor of killing white women?

[TLWisfoine]

So you're in favor of killing white women?

No, its just I am getting tired of people, mainly the media being so fixated on this one instance of injustice, and we know why that is. I also wonder why whenever someone else makes divisive comments like when people in the thread about the black girl that was tortured were saying she deserved it they go unchallenged but my stuff doesn't?

[angel_luv]

Anyone else think just $125, 000 for bail was weak?
Conditions of bail-surrender passport and absolutely no contact with co defendants and all potential witnesses.

[ashbeeigh]

I haven't read any of this thread..but I just wanted to throw in that the guy behind OJ's lawyer was flipipn' hilarious. The I "heart" famous people hat and OJ in '07" shirt were over the top. I'm sure there will be pictures coming soon.

[mikejones99]

OJ ran for 2003 yards in only 14 games. he should be free soon. He is a legend

[Juice]

BTW, the reason for the Goldmans taking every opportunity to get money is that OJ has paid very little of what he was supposed to from that civil case. Because of some weird law, his NFL pension can't go to the Goldmans, so the Goldmans have been nailing money from him at every opportunity to make him pay what he owes from that case.

So yeah, it's about money. OJ owes like 33 million or something near that.

Don't hate the player, hate the system...

Ha, ha, the case against me is fallin apart like T-park's logic in this thread. Now the prosecutor's main witnesses are a guy who wants the whole thing to just go away, and a known convicted felon

Yes, I know its become fashionable to want to see me lynched over this but this case is very flimsy especially when you start looking at the accusers:

More Drama! Beardsley Busted on Parole Violation
Posted Sep 19th 2007 4:19PM by TMZ Staff


TMZ has confirmed sports memorabilia dealer Alfred Beardsley, an alleged victim in the O.J. Simpson robbery, was arrested by Vegas cops Wednesday for a parole violation.


Vegas FOX affiliate KVVU is reporting Beardsley was arrested by a fugitive task force at the Luxor Hotel. Authorities told FOX Beardsley was wanted on a California warrant for a parole violation.

He was taken into custody without incident and is being held, pending an extradition hearing to send him back to California.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/19/more-drama-beardsley-busted-on-parole-violation/#continuedcontents

[Jansinnet]

& Bart Simpson is still in jail.

http://www.auctiva.com/stores/viewstore.aspx?id=519973&page=35&format=0&hint=&op=0

[Bigzax]

i'd party with the juice! and i'd smack his white girlfriend on the butt just to test him...

[Kyle Smith]

Drink apple juice







O.J. will kill you :/

[TLWisfoine]

Anyone else think just $125, 000 for bail was weak?
Conditions of bail-surrender passport and absolutely no contact with co defendants and all potential witnesses.

Not any less weak than those people in West Virginia being held for 100,000 bail for torturing somebody for a week.