Oj Simpson Faces Another Charge In Armed Robbery Case....

O.J. Simpson is facing another charge of felony coercion in the alleged armed robbery of sports collectibles in a Las Vegas hotel room last month (Sep07).Clark County District Attorney David Roger filed a rewritten criminal complaint in Las Vegas Justice Court on Wednesday (24Oct07), increasing the number of charges against Simpson and his co-defendants Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart, Michael McClinton and Charles Ehrlich to 12.The new charge alleges the men threatened a collectibles dealer by gunpoint, and took his mobile phone. They also face charges including kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy.All four men are due in court for a preliminary hearing on 8 November (08).On Tuesday (23Oct07) two other co-defendants in the case pleaded guilty to reduced charges in return for agreeing to testify against former American football star-turned-actor Simpson and the three others.Walter Alexander pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to commit robbery, while Charles Cashmore pleaded guilty to felony accessory to robbery in the alleged hotel suite theft of sports collectibles.Both Alexander and Cashmore are expected to testify that guns were involved in the September (07) raid that landed Simpson in jail.According to reports, Cashmore will testify that two of the men in Simpson's posse were carrying guns.

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