Third Arrest In O.J. Simpson Case
As Ex-Football Great's Attorney Goes On The Offense, Angling For Release Without Bail
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 17, 2007

O.J. Simpson Arrested
O.J. Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas on charges of alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia, in a bizarre case that has put the former NFL player behind bars. Jeff Glor reports. | Share/Embed
(CBS/AP) Authorities say a third man suspected of barging into a hotel room with O.J. Simpson to steal sports memorabilia has been arrested.
Las Vegas police Lt. Clint Nichols says Clarence Stewart surrendered Monday at his lawyer's office.
CBS News correspondent Steve Futterman reports Stewart, 53, is said to be a golfing buddy of Simpson's.
Police say Stewart lived at one of the residences that police searched early Sunday to recover sports memorabilia taken in the alleged Thursday night heist. According to Nichols, Stewart turned over some of the missing goods, including footballs bearing autographs.
Stewart is being held on six felony charges: two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, burglary with a deadly weapon and conspiracy.
"If it was anyone but O.J. Simpson, he would have been released by now."
Simpson claims he was retrieving collectibles that were first stolen from him, and that the raid was part of a sting operation.
The first suspect to be arrested, Walter Alexander, 46, of Mesa, Ariz., was taken into custody on Saturday on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon. Alexander, described as being one of Simpson's golfing buddies, was released Saturday night - without bail.
Las Vegas police Capt. James Dillon says Alexander was one of two men involved in the incident who had a gun.
Dillon says two other suspects are in the process of hiring attorneys and preparing to surrender to police.
Sports memorabilia collectors say Simpson and others stormed into their room at the Palace Station hotel and casino in Las Vegas Thursday, threatened them with weapons, and stole from them.
Police say Simpson was booked at the county jail Sunday night on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and conspiracy to commit a crime and burglary with a firearm.
The district attorney says he expects Simpson to be charged with seven felonies - including robbery charges carrying sentences of as much as 30 years per count - and one gross misdemeanor.Photos: O.J. Busted In Vegas
"If there's a conviction," says CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen, Simpson could be looking at serious time behind bars. ""Whenever you're dealing with armed burglary, you're dealing with a very serious felony that has a very long prison sentence attached to it."
Police said they are giving Simpson no special treatment - other than keeping him separated from the rest of the general prison population for his own protection.
A lawyer for Simpson, meanwhile, has gone on the offense.
Defense attorney Yale Galanter says prosecutors lack the evidence to prove that the former football star committed armed robbery and other felonies.
"We are definitely on the attack," says Galanter, a Miami attorney who flew to Las Vegas to appear on Simpson's behalf.
Galanter plans to seek Simpson's release on his own recognizance. Simpson, says Galanter, had offered to surrender even if he had to return from his home in Miami, but police instead chose to arrest him.
"If it was anyone but O.J. Simpson, he would have been released by now," says Galanter, who maintains that witness statements will clear Simpson.
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There is no such thing as Justice in America, for Blacks! It never exsisted in America!
"A key witness and one of the alleged victims in the alleged robbery involving O.J. Simpson is in the hospital. Collectibles dealer Bruce Fromong suffered a heart attack."
Aren''t there certain drugs that induce heart attacks...????
I hope they never have a story about me here...
He sounds like early alzheimers with his behavior over his stuff. He can''t even speak with any intelligence. For a guy who thought he was white, until it served his purpose to be black, he has regressed to sounding like he lives in the hood again.
Someone wound this guy up, and got him to act stupid again. The memorobilia isn''t his anymore, if it can be sold the money goes to the Goldmans.
What Was That Game ? ? ?
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- Posted by lastdance2 at 08:19 AM : Sep 18, 2007
It had to be "Doom"
What else ?
He can hang it on the wall of his cell.
That will make him very popular in prison, where old J. Edgar is something of an iconic figure.