LAS VEGAS, Nev. — O.J. Simpson was found guilty late Friday night on all 12 counts stemming from his memorabilia showdown in a Las Vegas hotel room last year, The Associated Press reports.
After deliberating for more than 13 hours, jurors found the NFL Hall of Fame football star guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping and 10 other charges. In the Sept. 13, 2007 incident, Simpson rounded up five men to storm into a hotel room, where they seized several items from two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint.
The verdict was handed down exactly 13 years to the day after Simpson was acquitted in the highly-publicized murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Many have viewed Simpson's latest trial as potential justice.
"I don't like to use the word payback," defense attorney Yale Galanter told AP. "I can tell you from the beginning my biggest concern ... was whether or not the jury would be able to separate their very strong feelings about Mr. Simpson and judge him fairly and honestly."
Simpson could spend the remainder of his life in jail.
His attorney has already announced plans to appeal.
Simpson's co-defendant, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, 54, also was found guilty on all charges.
After the verdicts were read, Simpson was led away in handcuffs as his sister, Carmelita Durio, sobbed and eventually fainted.
In an interview with an AP reporter on Thursday, Simpson appeared to be expecting the worst, saying he was "afraid that I won't get to go to my kids' college graduations after I managed to get them through college."
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 5
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