O.J. Simpson Charged with 11 Felony Charges

O.J. Simpson Tuesday morning was charged with 11 total felonies after the armed robbery in Las Vegas. The 11 charges includes two counts of first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon; two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon; and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. The kidnapping charge accuses the men of detaining each man "against his will, and without his consent, for the purpose of committing a robbery."

O.J.'s lawyer, Yale Galanter, said he would ask for Simpson's release and also added, "If it was anyone other than O.J. Simpson, he would have been released by now," Galanter also added, "You can't rob something that is yours, O.J. said, 'You've got stolen property. Either you return it or I call the police.'" The co-defendants, Walter Alexander, Clarence Stewart and Michael McClinton, entered the memorabilia store with Simpson and demanded the items while Simpson supposedly held a gun to the head of the victim.

Simpson allegedly went into the memorabilia store in Las Vegas looking for memorabilia he thought the victim stole from him. He set up a meeting with one of the victims Bruce Fromong and when Simpson and his cohorts entered the room they were not there to have a meeting, they came in with guns and held the victims at gun point asking for what Simpson thought was his. Fromong unfortunately suffered a major heart attack after the attack and was in critical condition Tuesday at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The one thing that is a little fishy about the whole story is if Simpson was actually holding a gun when he walked into the hotel room. The police recovered two firearms during planned searches. There were witnesses that saw the even that told the police that they did not think Simpson was holding a firearm. If Simpson was not holding a hand gun during the robbery, than his charges would diminish somewhat.

There is also chatter that O.J. might have been set up, but that is only a thought and has not been proved yet in anyway. Simpson should have paid for what he did when he allegedly killed his ex wife in the famous murder case where he was acquitted of all of the charges. Again like I said in past posts, Simpson should pay for what he did, if he did do what the charges are talking about he should be put in jail or prison for the allotted time. Sports stars in this world and in the United States are turning into people who think they are above the law and it has become true with so many different examples. Michael Vick was the rare exception when he was charged with charges including illegal gambling on dog fighting and then he with his own bare hands executed many dogs that were viewed as being un-fit to fight. He is going to get what he should get and I hope the same happens with O.J. Simpson for what he did allegedly.