O.J. rundown

LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police said they've arrested O.J. Simpson on charges related to an armed robbery of sports memorabilia.

The arrest came after another man was taken into custody in the alleged incident.

Police said Walter Alexander was arrested 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. Two firearms were seized, police said.

Simpson has said he was among several people who went to a casino hotel room this week. He said he'd hoped to retrieve some items that belonged to him. He told police no guns were involved.

And this:

Twelve years after being acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend, O.J. Simpson again faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison after being arrested Sunday for allegedly robbing sports memorabilia collectors with the help of armed accomplices.

The Hall of Fame running back was arrested at his Las Vegas hotel room by plainclothes officers a day after the arrest of a golfing buddy who police say accompanied him with a gun in the Thursday night holdup.

Police said four more face arrest.

Simpson was to be booked Sunday afternoon on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit burglary and burglary with a firearm, police said.

Simpson, in handcuffs and wearing a golf shirt and blue jeans, was placed in an SUV in a convoy of police vehicles that headed to the Clark County detention center for booking.

The Clark County district attorney, meanwhile, said he expected Simpson to ultimately be charged with seven felonies and one gross misdemeanor based on police evidence.

Police did not allege that Simpson personally carried a weapon in the incident.

"We don't have any information to lead us to believe he was armed even based on those charges," said police Lt. Clint Nichols.

If convicted of the booking charges, Simpson, 60, would face up to 30 years in state prison on each robbery count alone.

Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, did not immediately return calls for comment after the arrest.

And this:

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 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.

Sometimes justice works out in ways we could not expect. O.J. has made a major error. He did this crime outside of Southern California where the people will not convict a celebrity no matter how heinous the crime or compelling the evidence.

O.J. will have to stand trial in Las Vegas this time.

I wonder what the odds against him are?