Simpson charges include kidnapping
Former football star and three other men are charged with 10 felonies in connection with the alleged theft of sports memorabilia in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson and three other men were each charged today with 10 felonies -- including kidnapping, burglary and assault with a deadly weapon -- in connection with the alleged theft last week of sports memorabilia from a hotel room in an off-Strip casino.
Simpson, 60, and the men each face charges of conspiracy to commit a kidnapping, coercion with a deadly weapon, burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts each of first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon, robbery with use of a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon. They also face one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to commit a crime.
Simpson is being held without bail in Clark County Detention Center. His first court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
The other men charged are Walter Alexander, Clarence Stewart and Michael McClinton.
Simpson has said he was trying to recover memorabilia from his professional and college football days, as well as personal photos, that he said had been stolen by a former agent.
Also today, a judge in Santa Monica gave Fred Goldman a week to come up with a list of the memorabilia Simpson is accused of stealing but declined to order the former football star to hand over his earnings from items such as autograph signings and video games, according to the Associated Press.
Goldman has been seeking to recover a largely unpaid $33.5-million judgment against Simpson, who was found liable in a wrongful-death trial 11 years ago for the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Goldman's son Ron.
Goldman's attorney, David Cook, said he believed that Nevada authorities would turn over the items seized in the hotel room dispute after Simpson's criminal case finishes. The items include Simpson's National Football League Hall of Fame certificate, a gold Rolex watch and the suit Simpson wore on the day he was acquitted, Cook said.
Simpson was "sitting on a treasure-trove" of sports memorabilia, Cook said in court.
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