Victim Of Robbery Speaks At O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
PUT YOUR OARCH NAME ON THE
RECORD PLEASE AND THEN PROCEED.
YES IT IS BRUCE FROMONG AND
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE -- THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
ABLE TO SPEAK TODAY.
FIRST AND FOREMOST I'D LIKE TO
STATE THAT I'M NOT HERE JUST AS
MR. SIMPSON'S FRIEND OF ALMOST
27 YEARS.
BECAUSE THAT I AM.
BUT TODAY, I'M ALSO APPEARING AS
THE VICTIM OF THE CRIME OF -- ON
SEPTEMBER 30th -- SEPTEMBER
13th OF 2007.
ON THAT DAY I FELT THAT
MR. SIMPSON WAS MISGUIDED.
NOT BY HIMSELF BUT ALSO BY TOM
RICIO.
HE WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT ON
THAT DAY, THERE WERE GOING TO BE
THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF HIS
PERSONAL MEMORABILIA, PICTURES
OF HIS WIFE, FROM HIS FIRST
MARRIAGE, PICTURES OF HIS KIDS,
ARNEL AND JASON, FAMILY HEIR
HEIRLOOMS, POSSIBLY HIS WIFE'S
WEDDING RING.
HE WAS MISLED ABOUT WHAT WAS
GOING TO BE THERE THAT DAY.A MAN
NAMED THOMAS RICIO HAD PROMISED
HIM THIS BIG PACKAGE.
IN REALITY, ONCE -- THOOMS
RICI -- THOMAS RICIO HAD NEVER
MET ME IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE UNTIL
NIGHT OF THE ROBBERY.
HE WENT DOWN AND SAW THIS THIS
STUFF, HE WENT DOWN GOT O.J. AND
INSTEAD OF TELLING HIM THAT'S
NOT WHAT WAS THERE HE BROUGHT
HIM UP ANYWAY.
AND WHEN O.J. GOT THERE,
UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS ALREADY
WORKED UP.
AND HAD PEOPLE WITH HIM THAT
WERE HOLLERING AND SCREAMING.
THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMOTION
GOING ON IN A VERY, VERY SMALL
ROOM.
REAL SMALL ROOM, WASN'T IT O.J?
AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED
VERY QUICKLY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, IF O.J. HAD
TO JUST HAVE SAID EVERYBODY OUT
OF HERE, BRUCE AND I NEED TO
TALK FOR AMINUTE, NONE OF THIS
NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
AND IT TOOK -- ONE OF THE THINGS
I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IS IT TOOK
ME TWO YEARS IN A CALIFORNIA
COURT.
BECAUSE IN A JUDGE'S INFINITE
WISDOM INSTEAD OF GOING AHEAD
AND TURNING THINGS OVER,
EVERYTHING GOT SENT TO A
CALIFORNIA COURT TO GET
STRAIGHTENED OUT.
AND AFTER HAVING TO FIGHT THE
GOLDMANS' LAWYERS, OJ'S LAWYERS,
IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS TO GET BACK
WITH OVER 600 ITEMS, A MAJORITY
OF IT DID COME BACK TO ME
BECAUSE I HAD TO GO BACK 19
YEARS THROUGH OUR FRIENDSHIP BUT
I HAD TO GO BACK 19 YEARS,
PRODUCE RECORDS FOR ALMOST 98%
OF THIS STUFF.
AND IT IS TRUE THAT ITEMS IN
THAT ROOM BELONGED TO O.J.
THERE WERE NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.
BUT IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT I HAVE
NEVER STOLEN ANYTHING FROM O.J.
I DID NOT -- I HAVE NEVER STOLEN
FROM O.J.
I THINK O.J. WILL ADMIT THAT I
DID NOT EVER TAKE ANYTHING FROM
HIM.
IT WASN'T YOU.
IT WASN'T ME.
AN EX-PARTNER OF MINE AND HIS
MISTRESS, CHRISTY LUKENMEYER
HAVE TAKEN THINGS, OTHER PEOPLE
HAVE TAKEN THINGS FROM O.J. BUT
I'VE NEVER STOLEN FROM O.J, O.J.
IS MY FRIEND, ALWAYS HAS BEEN
AND I HOPE WILL REMAIN MY
FRIEND.
BUT THERE WERE THINGS IN THAT
ROOM, I ADMIT TO THAT.
AND I'M SORRY THINGS DID NOT
WORK OUT.
DIFFERENTLY.
BUT THERE WERE -- AND I WILL
MAKE THIS CLEAR TO YOU: O.J.
NEVER HELD A GUN ON ME.
THERE WAS A COWARD IN THAT ROOM.
MAN NAMED McCLINTON CAME UP
GANG SIST -- GANGSTER STYLE, HE WAS
THE ONE WHO HELD A GUN ON ME NOT
O.J.
ANOTHER MAN CAME UP AND HIT ME,
NOT O.J.
HE NEVER LAID A HAND ON ME.
LOT OF PEOPLE YELLING BAG THAT
STUFF UP, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
DURING THE TRIAL, AFTER I'D
ALREADY TESTIFIED AGAINST O.J,
AND THIS IS WHY I ABSOLUTELY
BELIEVE HIM, AFTER I'D ALREADY
TESTIFIED AGAINST O.J, I'D
ALREADY SAID EVERYTHING I HAD TO
SAY, WE HAPPEN TO PASS EACH
OTHER IN THE HALLWAY.
AND O.J. CAME UP TO ME AND SAID
CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?
AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO
EACH OTHER.
I TOLD HIM I'M SORRY THAT I
WAS -- DID I NOT GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CALL HIM AND TELL
HIM THAT I HAD THAT STUFF.
THOSE FEW ITEMS THAT BELONGED TO
HIM I TOLD HIM I'M SORRY THAT I
DID NOT TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CALL HIM.
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN A PART FOR A
LONG TIME.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND I'D
BEEN BUYING STUFF FROM MIKE
GILBERT, AND I WISH I HAD HAVE.
AND HE SAID, BRUCE, I CAN'T TELL
YOU HOW SORRY I AM.
WE'VE GOT A SAKE BETWEEN US, IT
IS WHAT IT IS.
HE PUT HIS HAND OUT, I SHOOK HIS
HAND AND I SAID, I FORGIVE YOU.
WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
O.J. MADE HIS.
HE'S BEEN HERE.
AND FROM AWAY I'VE TOLD, HE'S
BEEN A MODEL INMATE.
HE'S BEEN AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS.
DURING THE TRIAL I RECOMMENDED
THAT HE SERVE ONE TO THREE
YEARS.
THAT'S WHAT I RECOMMENDED TO THE
D.A.
AND I'M HERE TO SAY THAT I'VE
KNOWN O.J. FOR A LONG TIME.
I DON'T FEEL THAT HE'S A THREAT
TO ANYONE OUT THERE.HE'S A GOOD
MAN.
I KNOW THAT HE DOES A LOT FOR
OTHER PEOPLE.
AND I FEEL THAT NINE AND A HALF
TO 33 YEARS WAS WAY TOO LONG.
AND I FEEL THAT IT'S TIME TO
GIVE HIM A SECOND CHANCE.
IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO GO HOME TO
HIS FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS.
THIS IS A GOOD MAN.
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
AND IF HE CALLED ME TOMORROW AND
SAID BRUCE, I'M GETTING OUT,
WILL YOU PICK ME UP, JUICE, I'LL
BE HERE TOMORROW.
I MEAN THAT BUD.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

Victim Of Robbery Speaks At O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing

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