O.J. Simpson is still in jail today after a Clark County judge refused to release the former football great until he raises at least 15% — or $37,500 — of his $250,000 bail.
Simpson’s bail was only doubled despite the prosecution’s request that the Juice’s bail be raised to $1 million and that he be placed under house arrest.
Judge Jackie Glass said the fact that they were back in court today was “mind boggling” after she heard testimony from O.J.’s bondsman Miguel Pereira that he had received “not one cent” from O.J., not even the $40 filing fee. Judge Glass also called O.J. “ignorant and arrogant.”
Pereira testified that Simpson “hasn’t paid any money on [the bail].” It is standard practice that the defendant post a premium, or down payment, of 15% to the bail bondsman.
While Pereira described the November day he received a voicemail from O.J. asking him to pass along a expletive-laced message to his co-defendant — the recording in question was played before the court — most of the trial was spent talking about how O.J. had managed to sidestep any financial risk to gain his first release from jail.
That Simpson didn’t pay anything, “doesn’t make a whole heck of a lot sense to the court,” Judge Glass said.
Simpson’s attorney said he would put up his house as a lien against the bail but Judge Glass said that wasn’t enough.
“I don’t want him out of the jail until he posts that 15%,” she insisted to O.J.’s lawyer who said it would take a few days to raise the money and it was unclear who the new bondsman would be.
Judge Glass also said that if O.J. tried to contact any of his co-defendant — even through a third party — he would be locked up without question until his April 7 trial date.
She said that Simpson had “been locked up…since Friday because of arrogance or ignorance or both.”
When asked if he understood, a tense Simpson said: “I understand 100%, your honor.”
(source)
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