A Third Man Testifies Against O. J. Simpson

By Jane Ivory
10:12, October 31st 2007
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A Third Man Testifies Against O. J. Simpson

The O.J. Simpson story seems to get more intriguing as the days go by.

A third person involved in the alleged Vegas hotel room holdup, Michael McClinton, told a judge in a Clark County Courtroom that he will accept a deal to plead guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, reports TMZ.com. The man will reportedly testify against O. J. Simpson and the two other men.

Authorities consider that McClinton bought two guns on Sept. 13. Some days later, during the hotel incident, when Simpson and his companions attempted to retrieve sports memorabilia, he pretended to be a police officer, wielding one of the guns, while he gave the other one to Walter Alexander, one of Simpson’s friends.

Charles Cashmore helped in taking out boxes of the disputed cache, which included footballs autographed by Simpson, photos of him with his Heisman Trophy and posing with various celebrities, framed awards, baseballs signed by Pete Rose and Duke Snider and lithographs of Joe Montana, things that Simpson claimed to have been stolen from him. The items are worth between $80,000 and $100,000, according o police reports.

As the New York Daily News reports, Simpson denies any guns were involved. If McClinton admits that he pulled a gun during the confrontation, this would contradict Simpson’s claims in court.

Last week, Charles Cashmore and Walter Alexander pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the case and agreed to testify against Simpson and Clarence Stewart and Charles Ehrlich.

These last three face 12 criminal charges, including kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy and coercion, and one gross misdemeanor, conspiracy to commit a crime.

Yale Galanter, Simpson’s attorney, said that the prosecutor was building a case on a shaky foundation. He further stated: “I look forward to cross-examining these cooperating witnesses at next week's preliminary hearing…. The D.A. has given away the courthouse to make these deals. We fully intend on testing the credibility of these people and the story they have told.”

Simpson, 60, is currently free on $125,000 bail. He and the other two co-defendants are expected in court on November 8 for a hearing. If the three of them are found guilty, they could face a life time in prison.

On the other hand, McClinton could get more than 11 years in prison, Alexander 6 years at most and Cashmore five years, as the Associated Press reports.



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