OJ back in lockup

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It was pretty much inevitable that egomaniacal murderer OJ Simpson would commit some type of crime while out on bail on kidnapping (and 11 other) charges. Simpson has long believed that laws apply to everyone but him. Though he only had three conditions to his bail – that he not contact anyone involved in his trial, that he surrender his passport, and that he not leave the country – Simpson made sure to break the very first one. Luckily District Court Judge Jackie Glass is no Lance Ito, and Simpson is currently on a plane headed to a Nevada jail.

Looks like the Juice has dropped the ball again. O.J. Simpson is in custody and headed back to the slammer after allegedly violating the terms of his bail by contacting one of his codefendants in his Las Vegas robbery case. “The D.A. filed a motion to revoke his bail, and he’s currently in the custody of his bail bondsman en route to Nevada,” Las Vegas district court clerk Elana Pitaro told E! Online.

The former Naked Gun star was taken into custody by the bail bondsman Friday in Florida and put on a plane from Miami to Sin City. He’s expected to be locked up in county jail until a hearing next week. Authorities say Simpson, calling himself “Miguel,” phoned Clarence “C.J.” Stewart Nov. 16 to gripe about Stewart’s testimony at a preliminary hearing. The alleged exchange came just two days after Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure ruled that Simpson, Stewart and another codefendant should stand trial on 12 charges, including kidnapping and robbery. They have pleaded not guilty to all counts.

[From E! Online]

OJ Simpson really thinks he’s above the law doesn’t he? It’s amazing, but in a way it makes sense. When you get away with multiple murder, it teaches you that you don’t have to play by the same rules as everyone else. If the judge finds that Simpson violated his bail agreement, he will likely be sent to jail until his trail starts on April 7th. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but I think this shows that Judge Glass won’t stand for Simpson bending the rules, and hopefully she won’t let his lawyers manipulate the law. I’m sure I’m being an optimist here, but I think there’s a 50/50 chance OJ will go away for at least a year. And this is a great start.

OJ is shown on 11/10/07 outside of court, thanks to Splash News.

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