LAS VEGAS, Feb. 11, 2008
O. J. Simpson Jail Video To Hit Airwaves
TV Show Got Footage Of Simpson Checking Back In To Jail After Violating Terms Of His Release
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Play CBS Video Video O.J. Goes To Trial OJ Simpson is expected to plead not guilty to charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. If convicted he could go to prison for life. Jennifer Miller reports.
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O.J. Simpson at his arraignment in Las Vegas. (CBS)
"I didn't expect to be back here so soon," Simpson laughed as he was greeted by a Las Vegas police jail officer, according to the transcript from producers of the MyNetworkTV show "Jail."
A crew was already filming at the Clark County Detention Center when the former football star was brought in by his former bail bondsman on Jan. 11, said Morgan Langley, an executive producer.
"It was not something we were expecting," Langley said of Simpson's appearance, which Langley said drew cheers from other people in an intake waiting room at the jail. "It was a little bit strange."Photos: O.J. Busted in Vegas
The segment is scheduled for broadcast Tuesday at 9 p.m.
Simpson's lawyers did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Monday.
Simpson and two other men are due for trial April 7 on charges including kidnapping and armed robbery stemming from a Sept. 13 confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas casino hotel.
He was brought back to Las Vegas for allegedly violating terms of his release on $125,000 bail by trying to contact a co-defendant in his armed robbery case. A judge doubled his bail.
According to the transcript, Simpson said he was having a good day until he was brought back to Las Vegas.
"I used to love coming to Vegas," Simpson tells a jailer. "Now (I) hate it."
"I had a poker game tonight at my house that I was hosting and today I finally found my golf swing," he says.
Simpson returned to Miami after posting a new bail amount.
By Ken Ritter
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