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O.J. Simpson

LAS VEGAS: O.J. Simpson has pleaded not guilty to suspicion of kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers. The 60-year-old former NFL football star was arraigned on Wednesday, along with two other men, in a strange case that has ballooned to 12 charges and could send Simpson and the others to prison for life. Simpson’s notoriety, gained from past trials on charges of murder and road rage, looms in the background of the Las Vegas episode. Simpson landed in court after leading an odd raiding party in a September 13 hotel room confrontation with two memorabilia dealers to take family heirlooms he claimed were his. Prosecutors allege the heist netted tens of thousands of dollars of collectibles that did not belong to Simpson. — AP

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