"What robbery? It was my stuff!" - O.J. Simpson claims he was wrongly jailed for robbery
O.J. Simpson played 11 seasons in the NFL and was a six-time Pro Bowler, a five-time All-Pro, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now, Simpson is speaking out about a robbery he was charged with nearly 15 years ago. In a recent interview, Simpson asserted that he was wrongly charged and imprisoned for the robbery. He said it was his own property.
Simpson said:
"What robbery? It was my stuff, and I got it. California ruled it was my stuff, and they gave it to me. So, I do have ... most people don't know that. But it was my property that some friends, who I thought were friends, had, somehow, stolen or got their hands on, and they were trying to sell it."
"And it was my memorabilia. And I hate it when the media says, 'Oh, it's memorabilia, guys.' No, this is my stuff. My mother's wedding album, you know, pictures of my kids being born, all kinds of stuff."
Simpson added:
"Now, all of it wasn't in that room because ... but the guy that they were trying to get to fence it made him send pictures and he kept calling me. And he sent me pictures of what they had. It's a juice look, you know, I could sell this stuff for them and make money, but this is personal stuff. These guys shouldn't be doing this, and one thing led to another and nine years."
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He served a minimum of nine years of a maximum 33-year sentence at a medium-security prison in Nevada. In 2008, Simpson was found guilty of armed robbery and other charges related to the failed sports memorabilia heist in a hotel room.
What happened on the night O.J. Simpson broke into the hotel room
In September 2007, O.J. Simpson broke into a hotel room at the Las Vegas Palace Station hotel and casino with five other men. Simpson and the men grabbed game footballs, plaques, and pictures of his kids that he said belonged to him. O.J. Simpson was found guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping, and 10 other charges. He was granted parole in 2013 and was released from parole in February.
However, it's not the first time that the former Buffalo Bills star has been in the headlines involving the legal system. He was found innocent in the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. The case garned unprecedented media attention and was dubbed the "trial of the century." In a 1997 civil case, O.J. Simpson was found legally responsible for the crime.
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