O.J. Simpson is led by Bail
bondsman Miguel Pereria (R) into the Las Vegas Clark County
Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 11, 2008.
O.J. Simpson, the former U.S. football star acquitted of
murdering his wife, returned home in Miami on Thursday though
district judge doubled his bail to 250,000 U.S. dollars
Wednesday.
Tom Scotto, Simpson's friend, raised Simpson's bail with four
other friends. Scotto greeted Simpson after his arrival at Miami
International Airport and escorted him to a waiting sport utility
vehicle.
Simpson was released from jail after 11 p.m. Wednesday after he
received a tongue-lashing from Clark County District Court Judge
Jackie Glass.
Glass claimed that Simpson was arrogant or ignorant or both in
court. She also warned Simpson that if he disobeyed the court order
again, he would be sent directly to the slammer.
Simpson, famously acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife
and her friend, faces an April 7 trial over a confrontation at a
Las Vegas hotel in September when he allegedly robbed two sports
memorabilia dealers.
Simpson and two other men are to face trial April 7. They have
pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a
deadly weapon, burglary, coercion and conspiracy charges.
(Xinhua/Agencies January 18, 2008)
