Last Friday we learned that O.J. Simpson had been questioned over a break-in at a Las Vegas casino, and today the ex-NFL star had his arraignment hearing today, and was granted bail of $125,000. When we looked at this Friday the details were still fuzzy, but the events of the break-in now point to much more than just a break-in snatch and grab.In court today O.J. had the following charges handed down to him:
- Kidnapping
- Robbery with use of a deadly weapon
- Burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon
- Coercion with use of a deadly weapon
- Assault with a deadly weapon
- Conspiracy to commit kidnapping
- Conspiracy to commit robbery
- Conspiracy to commit a crime
Seeing images of O.J. being led into court dressed in "prison-blues" definitely brings back memories of his highly publicized murder trial over the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in which he ultimately found innocent of all criminal charges. He was later found liable in a wrongful death civic suit and ordered to pay $38 million in damages to the family of Ronald Goldman.
Goldman's sister was quoted as saying that she "feel(s) a little bit of elation to see him in handcuffs," and "hope (s) that in some way the pressure that we put on him for the last 13 years drove him to this."
It is estimated that the items that were taken out of the casino hotel room had a combined value of around $100,000.
Michael Fowlkes has worked as a stock trader for seven years and spent the last two years working as an analyst for the online investment advisory service Investor's Observer.
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