UPDATE: O.J. Simpson Sentenced To 15 Years
A broken O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel armed robbery by a judge who rejected his apology and said, “It was much more than stupidity.”
UPDATE: O.J. Simpson is headed to prison for at least nine years, but a prosecutor says the former football star could have spent less time behind bars if he had accepted a plea deal before he was convicted.
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Clark County District Attorney David Roger said Simpson was offered a deal for less prison time than the nine- to 33-year prison terms the graying former football star was sentenced to on Friday for kidnapping and assaulting two sports memorabilia dealers with a deadly weapon.
“Mr. Simpson wanted something just short of a public apology,” Roger said. “We didn’t think that was appropriate.”
Roger did not offer specifics of the deal and Simpson’s defense lawyers declined to discuss details.
“There was nothing that was palatable. Nothing acceptable,” Simpson lawyer Yale Galanter said.
Co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart also rejected a deal that would have had him plead guilty to unspecified reduced charges in return for a promised sentence less than the 7 1/2 to 27 years he received, the prosecutor and defense lawyers said.
“It was a universal deal,” said Stewart’s lawyer, Brent Bryson. “Both defendants had to accept it. As we know, that didn’t happen.”
An emotional and hoarse Simpson said nothing about plea deals when he stood in shackles and blue jail garb and apologized before he was sentenced by Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass.
“In no way did I mean to hurt anybody, to steal anything from anyone,” Simpson said, his voice cracking. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for all of it.”
The judge said she was not convinced, and she denied that Simpson’s acquittal in Los Angeles in the 1994 slaying of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, had any effect on a sentence that will make Simpson 70 years old before he is eligible for parole.
“I’m not here to try and cause any retribution or any payback for anything else. I want that to be perfectly clear to everybody,” the judge said.
She called the evidence overwhelming, with the planning, confrontation and aftermath all recorded on audio or videotape.
“You went to the room, and you took guns,” Glass told Simpson. “You used force. You took property, whether it was yours or somebody else’s. And in this state, that amounts to robbery, with use of a deadly weapon.”
“And Mr. Stewart, you got caught up in something,” the judge added. “I’m not sure how much you knew. But clearly Mr. Simpson knew.”
Simpson and Stewart were each convicted Oct. 3 of 12 criminal charges, including the kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon which led to their sentences, and the armed robbery, conspiracy and burglary sentences that the judge folded in with the rest. Glass threw out two coercion charges.
“We were preparing Mr. Simpson for the worst,” Galanter said later. “We felt we did really well. Obviously, he’s upset about the possibility of doing nine years.”
Roger called it “a fair and just sentence under the circumstances” and said during a news conference that because the crimes were considered violent felonies, Simpson and Stewart won’t be eligible for good time credits to lessen the minimum sentences.
The prosecutor said he did not expect they would immediately be released when they do seek parole.
Galanter and Bryson said they intend to appeal their clients’ convictions. But they postponed plans to file notices of appeal Friday, after Glass asked them attend a Tuesday morning restitution hearing concerning the items stolen from memorabilia peddlers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.
The hearing will coincide with sentencings for four former co-defendants in the case who took plea deals and testified against Simpson and Stewart. Michael McClinton, Charles Cashmore, Walter Alexander and Charles Ehrlich each could get probation or prison time. McClinton could get up to 11 years; the others face less
Simpson stood stone-faced Friday when Judge Jackie Glass quickly rattled off his punishment after he pleaded with her that he didn’t mean to steal from anybody when he tried to retrieve memorabilia.
He appeared ready to break down in tears as he told that he was “sorry and confused” before going into a rambling and emotional 5-minute declaration.
“I didn’t want to steal anything from anyone … I’m sorry, sorry,” he said.
Glass ruled before sentencing that Simpson cannot be freed on bail pending possible appeal.








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Mr. Simpson: Is being victimized because he is a “BLACK MAN” with an education and physical abilities as well. Something white people do not have. It is my opinion that he would have had enough of white men after his first encounter. But he kept going back to the other side of the track knowing that they did not want him there. Because the white man has to have the last word. As for the Goldman’s they are just some poor Jews that missed the BOAT and have to live off of someone else. That’s more than likely why his son was at the The Simpson’s House getting some free Chemicals from Simpson’s wife. It is all DRAMA that needs to be put to rest. But I do not think that it will be in my life time. I live in Cincinnati and I had similar problem’s related to Mr. Simpson’s racist problems. I have three degrees and graduated from the best university in this area and have not been able to get a permanent JOB since I graduated in 1995. Because of the Good Ole BOY Circuit here in Cincinnati, I was told by one Interviewer why don’t I ask one of the Bengals for some money because the Pro-Football players are making all of the money. As if he missed the boat. I worked for Warner Cable and was fired because I was Black and I knew what I was doing. But I won that case because it was in the FEDERAL 6th. Dist. but they sealed it and no one can get to it. When it comes to us Black Men we get all the bad RAP, do you see us kissing a White Girl in Prime time no! But you sure see a White Boy Kiss’n a sister in prime time. The white man is scared that is is quickly becoming extinct,
however; the BIBLE states that all people’s of this planet will eventually be of the same color some day.
Sincerely,
Veron E JonesVeron Edgar Jones, JNR.
WINS DISCRIMINATION SUIT
WARNER AMEX CABLE T.V. GUILTY
OF DISCRIMINATION
THE HONORABLE MAGISTRATE J. VINCENT AUG, JR. RULED ; That Warner Amex, the local cable television station, or company is guilty of “DISCRIMINATION”, and owes Mr. Veron E. Jones, Jnr., a Black Draftsman/Designer and Supervisor of “SPECIAL PROJECTS” IN THE commercial development department, $92,000.00 in back pay, and an estimated $400.000. 00 to $800.000.00 in damages and punitive damages, Front pay and Reinstatement. Warner also owes Mr. Jones interest at 6% compiled daily on the $92,000.000.00.
The case is under appeal at present and due to be heard this fall by the 6th. Dist. Court of Appeals. In addition Warner has to pay Mr. Jones some $ 40,000.00 in Attorney’s fees.
Mr. Jones’ Co-Workers testified that John Bordner and Fred Kugler disparaged Mr. Jones constantly with racial and ethnic epithets, and tried to get other co-workers of Mr. Jones’s to go along with them in setting Mr. Jones up to be fired.
Fred Kugler and John Bordner admitted to making derogatory remarks about Mr. Jones to his face and behind his back, but they denied the racist comments and wrong doings.
Attorney Marc David Mezibov, who defended and represented Mr. Jones, said the damages are justified since the Magistrate found that the reinstatement was impractical. Mr. Jones was hired as an entry level Draftsman/Designer to set up the Commercial Development Drafting Department. To draw and design cable systems for the commercial property within the franchise area. Magistrate Aug also said that Mr. Jones proved to be the most skilled of all of the Draftsmen at Warner Amex, however encountered Racism almost every day from the day that he started with the company in MARCH of 1981.
Vernon Alexander one of Verons’ co-workers, testified that an influential colleague, named DENNIS SCHMIDT confided that he hated Mr. Jones and, “I’M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET THE N****R FIRED”.
During the trial, Dennis Schmidt did not make reference to making the statement of offensive remarks. But he did remember making the offensive remark to Mr. Jones, but he admitted that he remembered
making the offensive remark, and he admitted learning later he made the remark to Mr. Vernon Alexander a very light complected “BLACKMAN” with hair like a white person, and a close friend of Mr. Joneses’, and no knowledge of knowing that Mr. Alexander was a Blackman.
Later as time went by Mr. Jones’ situation continued to deteriorate by receiving two, overlapping 30 Day
PROBATIONS and a FINAL WARNING.
Then something went right, according to his then supervisor Mr. Chris Rutherford, who described Mr. Jones’ work and dependability as “EXCEPTIONAL” during his first Semi-Annual review. Mr. Jones also
received a small pay increase nowhere close to his ability and not commensurate with the work that he performed. He had to go and beg the company President Mr. Bob Montgomery to get what he thought he deserved after the upbeat performance review. But the way his raise was $.20 on the hour while white co-workers were getting $1.00 plus raises.
Next, reorganization brought Mr. Jones under the supervision of Fred Kugler of which Mr. Jones was informed that he would be under the supervision of his old supervisor, Mr. Chris Rutherford. Mr. Jones explained to Mr. Rutherford that he did not like Fred Kugler and knew that Kugler was a racist as well as John Bordner Kugler’s assistant. During this reorganization, Mr. Rutherford recommended that Mr. Jones be considered for training and a promotion. However, instead Mr. Jones ran into persistent, provocative racism, his co-workers testified to.
Mrs. Kathy Moore, the department secretary, who worked for Fred Kugler and John Bordner, said they called Mr. Jones a trouble maker and Kugler referred to Mr. Jones as a porch monkey, he also made a statement to the effect that there are Black People and there are N****rs, Veron is a “N****R”.
Nevertheless, Kugler gave Mr. Jones good performance reviews and lent him to another department telling Mr. Jones that this was a promotion. Gave him a company car with a radio and made him a supervisor of SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING.
Kugler, next accused Mr. Jones of falsifying company doc**ents, along with Greg Gabbard. Mr. Jones’s assistant, that he trained to do what he did. The doc**ent was a doc**ent that Mr. Jones used to keep up with his production. Because, earlier Mr. Jones was accused of losing jobs, so he came up with the this doc**ent to protect himself. Kugler liked it so much he instituted it into the company system.
Kugler then accused Mr. Jones and Mr. Gabbard of falsifying the doc**ent.
Dick Johnston who worked in personnel decided they should be fired immediately, according to the WARNER AMEX POLICY………of doc**ent falsification.
Mr. Johnston stated that he relied on Mr. Kugler and Mr. Bordner and did not ask Mr. Jones or Mr. Gabbard if the duplicate entries were unintentional mistakes or were they from Mr. Kugler’s orders.
The testimony from Sam Williamson, Fred Carnes and Kathy Moore, indicated that double entries were commonplace. Because drawings and maps were often rejected by orders of multiunit buildings and had to be redone the same week if not often the same day. Some draftsmen made revisions notes on drawings, however, it was standard in engineering over the years that if a drawing has not been released that all engineering changes are not revisions and are not to be noted as such.
After Veron’s dismissal, Mr. Kugler called the secretary who was on maternity leave and told her, “ he had gotten rid of the “N****R” and that it was a shame that her had to fire Greg Gabbard, the white assistant of Mr. Jones, so as to make it harder for Mr. Jones to claim Discrimination.
As a result of all of this, no one in the city will hire Mr. Jones because he has been labeled a trouble maker. Mr. Jones has three daughters and is expecting a new child in September or October of ’87.
Magistrate Aug’s decision was that Mr. Jones “was not promoted and he was eventually fired as a direct
As a direct and blatant attack of Racial Discrimination engineered by the Racist FRED KUGLER and JOHN
BORDNER and EFFECTUATED by the UNCRITICAL ACQUIESCENCE of DICK JOHNSTON.
well first and 4 most shot out to my gurl paige but o.j man u makin black people lok bad even worst but u know we got yo back but u already got away with murda know u know u killed that gurl and that man so sereve yo lil time and stay yo blak behind out trouble