Drama At OJ Simpson's Trail!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:15 pm

O.J. SIMPSON's robbery and kidnapping trial descended into chaos on
Thursday (25Sep08) when an alleged victim dismissed a main piece of
evidence, and stated he did not want to press charges against the
former footballer.

Alfred Beardsley is one of two memorabilia collectors Simpson and a
group of other men are accused of robbing in a Las Vegas hotel room in
2007.

But when called to give evidence against the 61-year-old on Thursday,
Beardsley told the Las Vegas court, "I do not want to be here, I've
made that clear for the past year. I have been going round and round
the past year trying to get my name off of that complaint."

And when asked to authenticate a tape recording of the alleged heist,
Beardsley accused Simpson's former friend Thomas Riccio - who handed
the tape to the police - of editing it to remove chunks of dialogue.
Beardsley - currently serving a prison sentence for domestic violence -
told the court, "I'm not authenticating it, considering the source. I
can't authenticate it."

He did testify that Simpson and five men burst into his room at the
Palace Station Hotel, when he was expecting to meet a wealthy buyer. He
also confirmed two of the men were armed.

In his defence, Simpson claims he was retrieving stolen memorabilia and did not know the two men had guns.

He is facing twelve robbery and kidnapping charges and faces a life sentence if convicted. The trial continues.