LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson was in jail Saturday, accused of violating terms of his bail in an armed robbery case, after a bondsman told authorities that the former football star tried to get him to pass a message to a co-defendant.
Simpson was awaiting a Wednesday court hearing, when prosecutors planned to request that Simpson’s bail be revoked and he be kept in jail until trial, set for April.
The 60-year-old arrived in Las Vegas on Friday on a flight from Florida with his bail bondsman, Miguel Pereira.
Pereira said he that was unhappy because he had not been paid for handling Simpson’s bail and that he gave prosecutors a message Simpson wanted him to take to a co-defendant because he didn’t want to face criminal charges.
“I don’t want to get involved in such a dilemma or a criminal act,” Pereira said after escorting Simpson from his home in Miami.
Simpson’s attorney denied the allegations.
