UPDATED: OJ Simpson Granted Parole
(Carson City, NV) — Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is being granted parole. Four members of Nevada’s parole board voted in favor of freeing Simpson as early as October 1st. Simpson said “thank you” and some cheers erupted from the room at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada where the “Juice” appeared. The 70-year-old has served more than eight-years of a nine-to-33-year term for attempted robbery and other crimes connected to a 2007 attempt to recover memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel room. During the parole hearing, a victim of that crime, Bruce Fromong, testified in Simpson’s defense, saying the two have made amends. Simpson’s daughter, Arnelle, also read an emotional statement in support of her father.
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07-20-2017 12:07:02
UPDATED: Board Grants OJ Simpson Parole
(Lovelock, NV) — Nevada’s parole board is granting parole to former NFL star O.J. Simpson. Simpson has been in prison for more than eight years after being sentenced to a nine-to-33-year term for armed robbery and other charges connected to attempts to recover his football memorabilia. Simpson will be released by October 1st.
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07-20-2017 11:56:11
UPDATED: OJ Hearing Back In Session
(Carson City, NV) — The parole hearing for former NFL star O.J. Simpson is back in session after deliberations. Nevada’s Parole Board is ready to deliver a decision on whether Simpson will be freed after serving more than eight-years for an armed robbery conviction stemming from an attempt to recover memorabilia. He could be out of prison as early as October 1st if he’s granted parole.
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07-20-2017 11:54:10
UPDATED: Simpson Says He’s Humbled By Time Behind Bars
(Carson City, NV) — Former football star OJ Simpson said he’s been humbled by his incarceration. At his parole hearing in Nevada, Simpson remarked that he wished that he had never attempted to recover his memorabilia from a dealer at a Las Vegas hotel room in 2007. Simpson said if he hadn’t had what he called “alleged security guys” along with him when he demanded his property back, none of this would have happened. Simpson said he’s not making excuses, and he takes full responsibility for the crime.
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07-20-2017 10:47:06
UPDATED: OJ Simpson Gives His Side Of Story Of Robbery
(Carson City, NV) — Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is explaining his thoughts at the time he committed the crime that led to his prison sentence. At a parole board hearing today, Simpson said that at the day of the crime he was trying to get back property that belonged to him. He said he was told that property, which included photos and certificates, was being held at a Las Vegas hotel room and that it was only coincidence that he was in Vegas too for a wedding. Simpson said the people who had the material were his friends and that he was surprised that they had the property.
Simpson is serving a nine-to-33 year sentence for the robbery. He’s served more than eight years and if he’s parole, he could be out by October 1st.
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07-20-2017 10:24:04