O.J. Simpson arrested for assault and other charges
{{date|September 16, 2007}}
[[Image:OJ Simpson Mugshot from Las Vegas Nevada PD.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Mugshot of O.J. Simpson taken by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on September 16, 2007.]]
[[w:O.J. Simpson|O.J. Simpson]] has been arrested at the [[w:The Palms|Palms Hotel and Casino]] on charges related to an alleged armed robbery on Thursday. Simpson is accused of taking items from memorabilia dealers at the Palace Station casino-hotel in Las Vegas. Simpson claims that the items belonged to him and were "things he hadn't seen in years or that had been stolen." Simpson denies guns were involved and that the incident was a robbery. The exact charges are currently unknown. 

Two guns have been confiscated by the [[w:Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department|Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department]], as well as some of the sports memorabilia. Las Vegas police Lt. Nichols said the two guns were not registered to Simpson and were not in his possession when they were seized. 

== Related Wikinews ==
*{{Wikinews|title=O.J. Simpson named suspect in robbery|date=September 14, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296948,00.html
|title=O.J. Simpson Arrested in Armed Robbery of Las Vegas Hotel Room
|author=
|pub=Fox News
|date=September 16, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1421498820070916?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=22&sp=true
|title=O.J. Simpson arrested in Vegas hotel break-in : CNN
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=September 16, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/16/oj.simpson/index.html
|title= O.J. Simpson to be charged with robbery, assault, burglary
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=September 16, 2007}}

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[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Crime and law]]
Mugshot of O.J. Simpson taken by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on September 16, 2007.
O.J. Simpson has been arrested at the Palms Hotel and Casino on charges related to an alleged armed robbery on Thursday. Simpson is accused of taking items from memorabilia dealers at the Palace Station casino-hotel in Las Vegas. Simpson claims that the items belonged to him and were "things he hadn't seen in years or that had been stolen." Simpson denies guns were involved and that the incident was a robbery. The exact charges are currently unknown. 

Two guns have been confiscated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, as well as some of the sports memorabilia. Las Vegas police Lt. Nichols said the two guns were not registered to Simpson and were not in his possession when they were seized.
United States Crime and law