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Disgraced American football star O. J.
Simpson , whose racially charged 1995
murder trial riveted the nation, was
released from jail on parole early
Sunday after nine years behind bars for
armed robbery.
Simpson , 70 , left the Lovelock
Correctional Center in the western state
of Nevada just after midnight , prison
spokesperson Brooke Keast said . “ I don ’ t
know where he was headed , ” Keast told
AFP.
Simpson was granted parole at a
hearing in July and his earliest release
date was set for October 1 , but he had
widely been expected to be freed no
earlier than Monday.
Why the early release ? “ To ensure
public safety and avoid possible
incident,” Keast said , commenting on
Simpson ’s release at eight minutes past
midnight local time (0708 GMT Sunday ).
Simpson plans to relocate to Florida
following his release from the medium -
security prison where he has been
serving his sentence , his lawyer,
Malcolm LaVergne said earlier .
Simpson was famously found not guilty
in 1995 of the grisly murders of his ex -
wife, Nicole Brown Simpson , and a male
friend , Ron Goldman , in a case that
transfixed the country and became
known as the “ Trial of the Century .”
But the former National Football League
running back and actor was sent to
prison in 2008 for his role in an armed
robbery the previous year of two sports
memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas
resort.
Simpson claimed at his trial that he was
just seeking to recover personal items
from the dealers , and he repeated that
explanation at his parole board hearing
in July , where the four - member panel
voted unanimously for his release .
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