Former football legend O. J. Simpson was released after nine years in prison.
In 2008, the footballer was convicted of armed robbery (he stole, as claimed by the athlete, he won trophies and sports awards from a dealer in Las Vegas) and sentenced to 33 years in prison with the possibility of parole.
The press Secretary of the prison Nevada Brooke Keast told The Associated Press, that Simpson released on the night of 1 October, just a few minutes after midnight. According to her, this time was chosen specifically to avoid media attention.
«We had to do this to ensure public safety and prevent any possible incident,» added Cysts.
70-year-old Simpson faces five years of supervision for parole.
As told to his lawyer, ex-athlete looking forward to being reunited with his family, returning in Florida and a dinner of steak and seafood. Simpson also plans to purchase an iPhone and get acquainted with the technologies that were unavailable in 2008.
Recall that such a harsh sentence for robbery – 33 — O. J. Simpson got because already been put on trial. Notoriety the player has brought high – profile case- in 1994 he was suspected in the brutal murder of his ex-wife Nicole brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. It was the most protracted trial in California history (more than nine months), where such crimes carry the death penalty.
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The fact that the defendant was African American, and dead – white, gave the case and racial emphasis. Protection insisted on the version, which had a conspiracy of the police «because of racist beliefs.» 3 October 1995, the jury acquitted Simpson, but two years later he lost a civil court for the same charges. Footballer ordered to pay the family of the deceased Ronald Goldman 33.5 million dollars
The O. J. Simpson trial has become so iconic that it even made a mini-series, received the «Emmy» — «the People vs. O. J. Simpson: American crime story» and the Oscar-winning documentary «O. J: Made in America».
