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Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room. | Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room. |
The incident occurred at the Palace Station Casino late on Thursday. | The incident occurred at the Palace Station Casino late on Thursday. |
Police went to the hotel room after a man thought to be a memorabilia dealer reported being robbed by five people, one of whom he said was OJ Simpson. | Police went to the hotel room after a man thought to be a memorabilia dealer reported being robbed by five people, one of whom he said was OJ Simpson. |
Mr Simpson said that he and others had gone to the hotel to retrieve items that belonged to him. | Mr Simpson said that he and others had gone to the hotel to retrieve items that belonged to him. |
The man who alerted police said a gun was pulled on him. | |
Police say two guns were confiscated during a raid on a house in the Las Vegas area. At least another man is in custody. | |
Mr Simpson, who was briefly questioned by police on Thursday, denies breaking into the room and says no guns were involved. | |
Book rights | Book rights |
Mr Simpson was tried and acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman on 12 June 1994. | Mr Simpson was tried and acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman on 12 June 1994. |
Mr Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. | Mr Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. |
In July, the rights to Mr Simpson's book If I Did It were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help cover the judgement. | In July, the rights to Mr Simpson's book If I Did It were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help cover the judgement. |
The book, in which Mr Simpson describes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US on Thursday by Beaufort Books. | The book, in which Mr Simpson describes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US on Thursday by Beaufort Books. |
The publication followed months of legal wrangling after Rupert Murdoch's companies cancelled plans to publish the book following a public outcry last year. | The publication followed months of legal wrangling after Rupert Murdoch's companies cancelled plans to publish the book following a public outcry last year. |