On Sept. 13, 2007, Simpson and four other men entered a Las Vegas casino hotel room where some of his sports memorabilia was being offered for sale by two collectors. After three days of investigation, police arrested O.J. Simpson on kidnapping and armed robbery charges.
Latest Developments
O.J. Co-Defendant Agrees to Plea DealAug. 4, 2008
Another co-defendant in O.J. Simpson's robbery and kidnapping trial has entered a plea to a lesser charge and agreed to testify against Simpson. Charles Ehrlich pleaded guilty to accessory to attempted robbery and attempted burglary of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino motel room.
Previous Developments
O.J. Judge Orders Man to Reveal RecordingJuly 31, 2008
The Nevada judge presiding over the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping trial has ordered a man subpoenaed to court with a recording that he says contradicts the sworn testimony of one of the witnesses in the case. On the tape, attorneys claim, Michael McClinton contradicts testimony that he gave in a November preliminary hearing.
Book: O.J. Simpson Confessed to Murders
May 12, 2008
A former friend and memorabilia dealer has written a tell-all book about O.J. Simpson in which he claims the former NFL star confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Mike Gilbert says Simpson confessed while taking sleeping pills, smoking marijuana and drinking beer at his Brentwood home just weeks after the murders.
Judge Grants Delay for O.J. Simpson Trial
March 7, 2008
A Las Vegas judge reluctantly agreed to delay the armed robbery and kidnapping trial of O.J. Simpson until September, but refused to drop any of the charges. The judge also refused to separate Simpson's trial from his co-defendants Charles Ehrlich and Clarence "C.J." Stewart.
Las Vegas Judge Doubles O.J. Simpson's Bail
Jan. 16, 2008
An angry Judge Jackie Glass lectured O.J. Simpson for violating the terms of his original bail and then doubled his bail to $250,000. The judge ruled that Simpson's attempt to contact a co-defendant through his bail bondsman after being told not to do so, was a violation of the terms of his bail.
O.J. Simpson in Custody on Bail Violation
Jan 11, 2008
O.J. Simpson is in the custody of a bail bondsman in Florida after he was accused of violating the terms of his release on bail by contacting one of his co-defendants in the armed robbery case in Las Vegas. A motion was filed to revoke the former NFL running back's bail.
O.J. Simpson Enters Not Guilty Plea
Nov. 28, 2007
O.J. Simpson pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, coercion and conspiracy at his arraignment in Las Vegas. Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass accepted his plea and set a trial date of April 7, 2008.
O.J. Simpson Ordered to Stand Trial
Nov. 14, 2007
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure has ordered O.J. Simpson and two co-defendants held over for trial on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery in connection with a confrontation in a casino hotel room between the men and two sport memorabilia dealers.
O.J. Simpson's Preliminary Hearing Continues
Nov. 9, 2007
In the first two days of a preliminary hearing for O.J. Simpson on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery, one witness testified that Simpson may have never seen any guns drawn during the hotel room incident because he was standing in front of the men with the guns.
FBI Knew of O.J. Simpson's Plan
The FBI was told of O.J. Simpson's plan to retrieve personal items he claimed were stolen by a sports memorabilia dealer three weeks before Simpson and a group of men removed those items at gunpoint from a Las Vegas casino hotel room. However, the FBI says it was not informed that guns were going to be used and that a crime would be committed.
Co-Defendant to Testify Against O.J. Simpson
Oct. 15, 2007
A Las Vegas man who claims he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, will plea guilty today in a plea deal that include him testifying in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery case that guns were involved when sports memorabilia was taken from a casino hotel room. Charles Cashmore plans to plead guilty today of being an accessory to robbery, a felony.
O.J. Simpson Faces More Charges, Gets Bail
Sept. 19, 2007
Las Vegas District Attorney David Roger added kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping to the list of felonies facing O.J. Simpson in connection with the armed robbery of a casino hotel room last week, bringing the number of charges against the former football star to 10.
O.J. Simpson Arrested for Robbery
Sept. 16, 2007
In the midst of a media coverage frenzy, O.J. Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas on several felony charges in connection with the armed robbery in a hotel room where some of the former football player's sport memorabilia was being offered for sale.
