By: Las Vegas Now Staff
The I-Team has obtained a motion filed by Clark County District Attorney David Roger outlining the state's reasons that request O.J. Simpson's bail be revoked. The hearing is currently set for Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Order Granting Ex-Parte Motion to Detain Defendant Pending Hearing on Motion to Revoke Bail
According to the motion, “Defendant [O.J. Simpson] attempted to dissuade a co-defendant from testifying and cooperating with law enforcement. Defendant directed his bail bondsman to contact co-defendant Clarence Stewart to give him a message from the defendant.”
According to a transcript of the recorded conversation, O.J. Simpson allegedly asked his bondsman to tell co-defendant Stewart: “Hey Miguel [Pereira, the bail bondsman], it's me - I just want C.J. to know that the whole thing all the time he was tellin' me that sh*t, ya know, I hope he was telling me the truth. Don't be tryin' to change the [expletives] now, [more expletives] but I'm tired of this sh*t. Fed up with mother [expletive] changing what they told me. All right?”
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According to the complaint filed this afternoon, this alleged conversation violates the terms of Simpson's bail as Simpson agreed to them Sept. 19, 2007.
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O.J. Simpson has arrived from Miami, Florida. Miguel Pereira is escorting O.J. to the Clark County Detention Center.
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Simpson was out on $125,000 bail following his arrest back in September on charges stemming from an armed robbery at the Palace Station Hotel Casino. Two sports memorabilia collectors say Simpson stole items from them at gunpoint.
Simpson has reportedly not paid Pereira the more than $18,000 he owes him. Nevada law requires a defendant to post 15-percent of the total bond.
Eyewitness News has also learned that Simpson reportedly left the country to spend Christmas in the Bahamas. But once again, his bail has been revoked because he allegedly contacted another co-defendant in his armed robbery case.
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