O.J. Simpson granted parole
LOVELOCK, NEV. - O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after serving nearly nine years behind bars for a 2007 armed robbery in Las Vegas.
Simpson, 70, will walk out of Lovelock Correctional Center a free man as early as Oct. 1 - when he will have served the minimum of nine years of a 33-year maximum sentence.
Simpson earned a unanimous vote for parole by four parole commissioners who reached their decision following more than hour-long hearing based in Carson City, Nevada.
?You organized this crime which two victims were robbed at gunpoint. It was a serious crime and there was no excuse for it. You deserved to be sent to prison,? said one of the commissioners, Tony Corda.
Corda noted, though, that Simpson has had no disciplinary record while locked up and was unlikely to commit future crimes.
'You have complied with the rules of the prison, Corda said. ?You have stable support and release plans.'
The pro-football Hall of Famer - known as Inmate No. 1027820 - was convicted in 2008 of leading a group of armed men into a Las Vegas casino hotel to rob two sports memorabilia dealers.
Simpson?s release comes as no surprise - he's been a model inmate during his stint in the clink, located less than 100 miles northeast of Reno.
In deciding to parole Simpson, the commissioners considered a variety of factors, including his age, disciplinary record, past criminal record and whether he posed a threat to society.
The Heisman Trophy winner is best known for his acquittal in the 1994 double-murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her pal Ron Goldman.
Source: http://nypost.com/2017/07/20/o-j-simpson-granted-parole/
LOVELOCK, NEV. - O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after serving nearly nine years behind bars for a 2007 armed robbery in Las Vegas.
Simpson, 70, will walk out of Lovelock Correctional Center a free man as early as Oct. 1 - when he will have served the minimum of nine years of a 33-year maximum sentence.
Simpson earned a unanimous vote for parole by four parole commissioners who reached their decision following more than hour-long hearing based in Carson City, Nevada.
?You organized this crime which two victims were robbed at gunpoint. It was a serious crime and there was no excuse for it. You deserved to be sent to prison,? said one of the commissioners, Tony Corda.
Corda noted, though, that Simpson has had no disciplinary record while locked up and was unlikely to commit future crimes.
'You have complied with the rules of the prison, Corda said. ?You have stable support and release plans.'
The pro-football Hall of Famer - known as Inmate No. 1027820 - was convicted in 2008 of leading a group of armed men into a Las Vegas casino hotel to rob two sports memorabilia dealers.
Simpson?s release comes as no surprise - he's been a model inmate during his stint in the clink, located less than 100 miles northeast of Reno.
In deciding to parole Simpson, the commissioners considered a variety of factors, including his age, disciplinary record, past criminal record and whether he posed a threat to society.
The Heisman Trophy winner is best known for his acquittal in the 1994 double-murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her pal Ron Goldman.
Source: http://nypost.com/2017/07/20/o-j-simpson-granted-parole/
