Sports: Two of O.J.’s Robbery Cohorts Get Probation
December 10th, 2008

Two of O.J.’s robbery cohorts get probation. Two men who were accused of carrying handguns into a hotel room while accompanying O.J. Simpson on a mission to take back sports memorabilia sentenced on Tuesday to probation, according to The L.A. Times. Meanwhile, the former NFL great was sentenced last week to at least nine years in prison. But Michael McClinton and Walter Alexander – who testified against the NFL Hall of Fame running back – avoided prison time. Bruce Fromong, the collectibles dealer whose items Simpson sought when he and the other two men barged into Fromong’s hotel room at the Palace Station on Sept. 13, 2007, cried out “You’ve got to be joking me!” as the judge handed down McClinton’s sentence, the Times reported. He was subsequently removed from the hearing. Once in the Fromong’s hotel room, McClinton pulled out a .45-caliber Ruger and barked orders at the dealers, as Simpson purportedly told him to do, the Times reported. Afterward, McClinton secretly taped Simpson asking whether he pulled out “the piece” in the hallway. Jurors convicted Simpson of kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges in the incident and said McClinton’s tape was among the prosecution’s strongest evidence. A fourth man, Clarence Stewart, who didn’t negotiate a plea deal, also was sentenced last week to at least 7 ½ years in prison.
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