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Angry Judge Doubles O.J. Simpson's Bail
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- An angry judge doubled O.J. Simpson's bail to $250,000 on
Wednesday for violating terms of his original bail by attempting to contact
a co-defendant in the armed robbery case against him.
Simpson, clad in jail attire, grimaced as the amount was announced and
meekly acknowledged that he understood.
"I don't know Mr. Simpson what the heck you were thinking _ or maybe that's
the problem _ you weren't," Judge Jackie Glass told Simpson during the
hearing.
"I don't know if it's just arrogance. I don't know if it's ignorance. But
you've been locked up at the Clark County Detention Center since Friday
because of arrogance or ignorance _ or both."
Glass said that the order to not contact other defendants was clear and she
warned that if anything else happened Simpson would be locked up. She warned
him against contacting anyone else in the case, and barred him from leaving
the country.
Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said he did not know how long it would
take for Simpson to post bail, but it could be a few days.
The former football star was picked up Friday in Florida by his bail
bondsman, Miguel Pereira of You Ring We Spring, and was brought back to
Nevada for violating terms of his release.
The district attorney charged that Simpson left an expletive-laced phone
message Nov. 16, telling Pereira to tell co-defendant Clarence "C.J."
Stewart how upset Simpson was about testimony during their preliminary
hearing.
"I just want, want C.J. to know that ... I'm tired of this (expletive),"
Simpson was quoted as saying. "Fed up with (expletives) changing what they
told me. All right?"
Galanter stipulated during the hearing that Simpson made the call, and the
judge did not allow it to be played. But Galanter also accused Pereira of
providing Simpson's bail for the publicity.
Outside court, Galanter said the judge's decision was "appropriate,
judicious, and correct," but insisted Simpson had not made an effort to
contact the co-defendant. "Mr. Pereira is a piranha," Galanter said.
Simpson, Stewart and a third defendant, Charles Ehrlich, pleaded not guilty
Nov. 28 to kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon,
burglary, coercion and conspiracy charges. A kidnapping conviction could
bring a life sentence with the possibility of parole. An armed robbery
conviction carries mandatory prison time.
Three other former co-defendants have pleaded to lesser charges and
testified against Simpson at the preliminary hearing.
Simpson has denied any knowledge about guns being involved in the
confrontation with memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.
He has said he intended only to retrieve items that had been stolen from him
by a former agent, including the suit he wore the day he was acquitted of
murder in 1995 in the slayings of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her
friend, Ronald Goldman.
Angry Judge Doubles O.J. Simpson's Bail
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
LAS VEGAS -- An angry judge doubled O.J. Simpson's bail to $250,000 on
Wednesday for violating terms of his original bail by attempting to contact
a co-defendant in the armed robbery case against him.
Simpson, clad in jail attire, grimaced as the amount was announced and
meekly acknowledged that he understood.
"I don't know Mr. Simpson what the heck you were thinking _ or maybe that's
the problem _ you weren't," Judge Jackie Glass told Simpson during the
hearing.
"I don't know if it's just arrogance. I don't know if it's ignorance. But
you've been locked up at the Clark County Detention Center since Friday
because of arrogance or ignorance _ or both."
Glass said that the order to not contact other defendants was clear and she
warned that if anything else happened Simpson would be locked up. She warned
him against contacting anyone else in the case, and barred him from leaving
the country.
Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said he did not know how long it would
take for Simpson to post bail, but it could be a few days.
The former football star was picked up Friday in Florida by his bail
bondsman, Miguel Pereira of You Ring We Spring, and was brought back to
Nevada for violating terms of his release.
The district attorney charged that Simpson left an expletive-laced phone
message Nov. 16, telling Pereira to tell co-defendant Clarence "C.J."
Stewart how upset Simpson was about testimony during their preliminary
hearing.
"I just want, want C.J. to know that ... I'm tired of this (expletive),"
Simpson was quoted as saying. "Fed up with (expletives) changing what they
told me. All right?"
Galanter stipulated during the hearing that Simpson made the call, and the
judge did not allow it to be played. But Galanter also accused Pereira of
providing Simpson's bail for the publicity.
Outside court, Galanter said the judge's decision was "appropriate,
judicious, and correct," but insisted Simpson had not made an effort to
contact the co-defendant. "Mr. Pereira is a piranha," Galanter said.
Simpson, Stewart and a third defendant, Charles Ehrlich, pleaded not guilty
Nov. 28 to kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon,
burglary, coercion and conspiracy charges. A kidnapping conviction could
bring a life sentence with the possibility of parole. An armed robbery
conviction carries mandatory prison time.
Three other former co-defendants have pleaded to lesser charges and
testified against Simpson at the preliminary hearing.
Simpson has denied any knowledge about guns being involved in the
confrontation with memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.
He has said he intended only to retrieve items that had been stolen from him
by a former agent, including the suit he wore the day he was acquitted of
murder in 1995 in the slayings of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her
friend, Ronald Goldman.