O.J. Simpson Gets Arrested

You’d think that with his checkered legal past, O.J. Simpson would be laying low. But soon after the release of his controversial book “If I Did It” the former football star was arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery charge.

The “Juice” was ordered to be held without bail after he was taken into custody and charged with 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. Simpson was staying in the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas at the time of the arrest.

And while O.J. has been known to slip out of legal troubles in the past, this time he may have the book thrown at him. He’s facing two 35-year sentences for the charges of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon.

According to Simpson, the incident in question occurred when he attempted to collect some sports memorabilia that rightfully belonged to him. And he had an accomplice, by the name of Walter Alexander, who was also arrested.

Just over a decade ago, in 1995, O.J. was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her lover Ron Goldman. It was a highly disputed verdict, and to this day many people insist that he slipped through the legal cracks on a technicality.

When he heard of Simpson’s current arrest, Ron Goldman’s dad told press, "I guess the obvious answer from me is, outstanding. If we're lucky, if I'm lucky, he'll go to jail. Unfortunately, it's not for murder, though."

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