Is Anyone Really Surprised??

O.J. Simpson Held on Bail Violation

Jan 11, 4:23 PM (ET)

By KEN RITTER

LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson is in custody in Florida on allegations that he violated terms of his release on bail by calling one of his co-defendants in a Las Vegas armed robbery case, a court official said Friday.

Prosecutors allege that Simpson, identifying himself as "Miguel," telephoned Clarence "C.J." Stewart on Nov. 16 and expressed frustration with Stewart's testimony at a preliminary hearing, court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer said.

That was two days after a Las Vegas justice of the peace ruled that Simpson, Stewart and another co-defendant should stand trial on 12 charges, including kidnapping and robbery.

Clark County District Attorney David Roger was filing a motion Friday to revoke Simpson's bail, according to a court clerk.

Simpson was to go before a judge Wednesday.

"We understand he's in the custody of his bail bondsman in Florida right now and will be brought to Las Vegas for the hearing," said Elana Pitaro, a clerk for District Court Judge Jackie Glass.

A bail bondsman at You Ring We Spring bail bonds in North Las Vegas declined to comment.

Simpson was freed Sept. 19 on $125,000 bail following his arrest on allegations he and several friends burst into a Las Vegas hotel room and robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint.

Simpson has maintained that he was retrieving items that belonged to him. He and the two other men are scheduled to stand trial April 7.

His lawyer, Yale Galanter, did not return phone messages seeking comment.

I'm only surprised that he thought he could get away with trying to intimidate a witness. Don't kid yourself, that's exactly what he was doing, he was only "frustrated" because Stewart wasn't going along with Simpson's game plan. And trying to get Stewart to change his testimony. Why should I be surprised? He's OJ Simpson and he already got away with murder.

Update from Fox News

Bail May be Revoked Because of Some Sort of Phone Message!
by Adam Housley

We got the tip late yesterday afternoon that OJ Simpson’s bail was being revoked and he would be heading back to ‘Sin City’ on Friday afternoon. Throughout Thursday night and into Friday morning we held the information and waited for OJ to get picked up in Florida.

At 1:15pm or so on Friday afternoon, the call came and within seconds the entire LA office, bosses included, were on the phone to every contact we know in Las Vegas and about this case.

E.D.’s show in New York was notified and we were on the air about 10 minutes later when we got a second confirmation from the court spokesman.

Here’s what we know. The District Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas is currently meeting with the judge in this case Jackie Glass. The D.A. has filed a motion in Clark County Court asking that O.J.’s bail be revoked. The hearing is set for this coming Wednesday.

O.J. is currently arriving at the Miami International Airport in the custody of his bail bondsman of You Ring We Spring Bail Bonds, or so I am told.

A close friend of O.J. says the former football star is “crushed” and was “really strict and abiding by the rules of the bail.” This close friend of O.J. also says that Simpson “even avoided Christmas parties where people involved in this case might have been.”

We are told the bail may be revoked because of some sort of phone message.