((HT: Las Vegas Review-Journal))Everyone thought that OJ Simpson has been spending the last 13 years chasing after the murderers of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend Ron Goldman. Now, there's only one place where OJ will be doing the chasing- behind bars.
He has been sentenced to serve between nine and 33 years for the stick-up and attempted kidnapping of individuals he felt had stolen sports memorabilia that belonged to him in Las Veags last year.
From Carri Geer Thevenot's piece from the Review-Journal:
“I’m not here to try and cause any retribution or any payback for anything else,” District Judge Jackie Glass told the packed courtroom before announcing her decision. “I want that to be perfectly clear to everyone.”
Simpson, who plans to appeal his convictions, surprised the judge and other onlookers by making a statement at his sentencing hearing.
He said he made the trip to Las Vegas last year to attend a wedding — not to reclaim property. But his plans changed when he learned the dealers possessed family heirlooms that he had unsuccessfully tried to recover in the past.
“This was the first time I had an opportunity to catch the guys red-handed who had been stealing from my family,” he said.
Simpson apologized, saying he did not know his actions amounted to crimes.
With all due respect, yeah... sure...Coverage of the trial and sentencing continues on KTNV-ABC 13:
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