OJ Simpson co-defendant agrees plea deal: official

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A co-defendant in O.J. Simpson's robbery and kidnapping trial has struck a deal that will see him testify against the disgraced former American football star, justice officials said Monday.

Charles Ehrlich has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of attempted accessory to robbery and attempted burglary after becoming the fourth of Simpson's co-accused to agree a deal ahead of the September 8 trial.

Ehrlich's plea deal was outlined in court documents made available to AFP by officials in Clark County, Nevada.

Ehrlich was part of a gang of gun-toting men who accompanied Simpson when they stormed into a Las Vegas casino hotel room last September and seized sports memorabilia worth thousands of dollars from two dealers.

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