On September 13, 2007, former NFL star O.J. Simpson led a group of men into a Las Vegas hotel room at the Palace Station to forcibly reclaim sports memorabilia he claimed was stolen from him, an incident that sparked a criminal case. Simpson was arrested three days later, and on October 3, 2008—exactly 13 years after his acquittal for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman—he was found guilty of all 12 charges, including robbery and kidnapping. On December 5, 2008, he was sentenced to 33 years in prison with parole eligibility after nine years, but was granted parole in July 2017 and released three months later, receiving an early discharge from parole in December 2021. The robbery involved accomplices like Michael McClinton, who threatened a dealer with a gun, and the group stuffed items like autographed Pete Rose baseballs into pillowcases. While Simpson received the harshest sentence, accomplices Walter Alexander and Ryan Braun received probation, and Clarence "C.J." Stewart's 15-year sentence was later overturned due to the verdict being tainted by Simpson's fame, leading to his release. The case marked a dramatic fall for the former athlete, who had been acquitted of murder charges in a highly publicized 1995 trial.