O.J. Simpson Arrested for Armed Robbery

Lifestyle | September 17, 2007, Monday // 00:00
Bulgaria: O.J. Simpson Arrested for Armed Robbery O.J. Simpson has been arrested over the weekend, this time not for murder, but for armed robbery. Photo by newsday.com

O.J. Simpson has been arrested over the weekend, this time not for murder, but for armed robbery, Fox News reported.

Simson and another man were detained after two sports memorabilia dealers told the police that the ex-player and five other people stormed into their room and robbed them at gunpoint. Simpson's account is that he went to the room to take back property that had been stolen from him and that there were no guns involved.

An audio recording appeared on Monday that seems to capture the confrontation in the Las Vegas hotel room last Thursday that led to the arrest of O. J. Simpson. In the recording, which was posted to the Web site TMZ.com, Simpson is apparently heard ordering the dealers to stay in the room, and using profanity-laced language, accusing them of possessing and trying to sell items that were his.

The recording was reportedly made by Thomas Riccio, the owner of the Universal Rarities auction house, who Simpson said had accompanied him to the room at the Palace Station Casino, about a mile from the Las Vegas Strip, on Thursday night.

Simpson, 60, was charged on Sunday with six felonies in connection with the incident, the Las Vegas police said.

It remains unclear exactly what property was taken in the incident, or to whom it belonged.

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