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O.J. Arrested in Heist of Memorabilia

Simpson says he was retrieving stolen property

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2007 2:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – There was no Bronco chase this time, as police arrested O.J. Simpson after an alleged armed burglary at a Las Vegas hotel. Simpson and his pals made off with memorabilia that the ex-football phenom says were stolen from him. Police nabbed another man in the case last night, and seized two guns that may have been used in the heist, CNN reports.

Simpson says the incident was not a burglary, and at least one of the alleged victims agrees. But OJ does admit that he entered the hotel room of a memorabilia auctioneer to retrieve stolen property, and brought men along to help carry it out. One dealer present claims that they brandished guns and conducted a “home invasion-type robbery.”

O.J. Simpson speaks during an interview in this June 4, 2004 file photo in Miami. Simpson was under investigation Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 in an alleged break-in and armed robbery at a casino hotel room... (Associated Press)

This image from video provided by TMZ.com shows a Las Vegas, Nev., interview with Alfred Beardsley, which aired Friday Sept. 14, 2007. O.J. Simpson, the football Hall of Famer-turned-celebrity murder... (Associated Press)

In this image from video O.J. Simpson is shown during an interview on July 31, 2007. Simpson was under investigation Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 in an alleged break-in and armed robbery at a casino hotel... (Associated Press)

This file image, originally supplied by Beaufort Books, shows the book jacket cover of "If I Did It," O.J. Simpson's ghost-written, hypothetical story of how he would have murdered Nicole Brown Simpson... (Associated Press)

Michael Schwartz, director of entertainment memorabilia for the auction house of Butterfield & Butterfield, is seen through a display case containing O.J. Simpson's 1968 Heisman Trophy at their gallery... (Associated Press)

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