Police Arrest Simpson in Robbery Case By RYAN NAKASHIMA,AP Posted: 2007-09-16 17:24:09 Filed Under: Crime News, Nation News, Sports News LAS VEGAS (Sept. 16) -- 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. More O.J. Coverage 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." Murder is not the case here but...another O.J. case...
Wow...if ppl take ur stuff....u just go to them and dont forget to bring ur gun =/ maybe hes just craving for attention? btw he is 60???
I doubt he'll want to get arrested to crave for attention lol, but yeah he's a guy that just will have a negative aura surrounding him even until his death...yes he is 60
Lol....ok maybe hes not craving for attention... but damn.....hes grandpa age and still that kinda stuff....come on man
Who will ever know the truth apart from the first hand ppl? News these days would create anything to attract attention.
haha. he is old! i think the murder trial and everything happened when i was a kid. i don't even really remember it (being on the news) much. hmm.. the cops are prejudiced eh?
i do think it's attention grabbing too. didn't he publish a book which was a total flop? and some tv station that was going to interview him cancelled on him? i think he should do something bigger like murder ... we'll see if he can get away again this time.
He needs the money badly if he wants to retrieve these memorabillia that badly. He should have known better as people won't let him go away so easily with a new set of crimes.
