Judge Sets $125K Bail for O.J. Simpson
A judge set bond at $125,000 for O.J. Simpson in an alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors. Simpson stood before the judge, hands cuffed, wearing a blue jail jumpsuit as the charges were read.
He answered quietly in a hoarse voice and nodded as Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure Jr. detailed charges of kidnapping and robbery, among others, and laid out restrictions for his release.
Simpson did not enter a plea.
Unlike his arraignment in the killings of his ex-wife and a friend in 1994, when he declared he was “absolutely 100 percent not guilty,” Simpson was subdued throughout the proceeding.
“Mr. Simpson do you understand the charges against you?” the judge asked.
“Yes, sir,” Simpson said.
The judge said the conditions of release included surrender of his passport to his attorney and no contact with co-defendants or potential witnesses.
“If you see them walking down the street, you’re to cross the street,” the judge said. “You do not use any means to contact these individuals. Don’t use e-mail, telephone, mail, passenger pigeon, no, whatsoever, contact.”