

Simpson to jail for violating terms of his pretrial release in the Las Vegas armed robbery case that eventually sent Simpson to prison.

His lawyer said he was released from jail Wednesday evening.īonaventure in January 2008 returned former football star O.J. Ruggs’ attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, had argued that bail is by law meant to ensure their client returns to court, not to punish him.Ĭourt records showed that Ruggs posted the $150,000 bond a short time later. Nevertheless, he rejected prosecutor Eric Bauman’s request to set Ruggs’ bail at $1 million and instead set the amount at $150,000 with strict conditions including home confinement, electronic monitoring, no alcohol, no driving and the surrender of his passport. Bonaventure said he was troubled by his initial review of the case against Ruggs, adding that in 16 years on the bench he had never heard of a crash involving a vehicle traveling so fast. The team released Ruggs just hours after the crash. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool) Steve Marcus/AP Show More Show Less Ruggs is facing charges relating to a fiery vehicle crash early Tuesday in Las Vegas that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured.

The team released Ruggs just hours after the crash. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool) Steve Marcus/AP Show More Show Less 2 of23 Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III is taken out of the courtroom in a wheelchair after making an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov.

1 of23 Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov.
