POSTED 4:55 p.m. EDT, September 16, 2007
O.J. A DEFENDANT AGAIN
We pause from our coverage of the NFL to mention something relating to one of the most notorious members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Former Bills and 49ers running back O.J. Simpson, who retired with the single-season and single-game rushing records, has been arrested in Las Vegas on charges of robbery with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, and burglary with a firearm. The situation arose from a controversy relating to some of Simpson's sports memorabilia.
Simpson was acquitted on murder charges in October 1995 after a lengthy trial including DNA evidence suggesting that he was guilty of killing his ex-wife and a friend. He was later found to be civilly liable for the deaths, which means that a different jury concluded based on a lower standard of proof that he did it.
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