Jurors who have been told to refrain from judging O.J. Simpson on his past heard a recording Thursday of a police employee exulting: "This is great. ... California can't get him. ... Now we'll be able to."
Police Detective Andy Caldwell conceded the statement was made as a team of officers examined a casino hotel room where Simpson is accused of having led a kidnapping and armed robbery. Caldwell said the comment came from a civilian employee of the police department, not a sworn officer.
The comments were picked up on a digital recorder that had been secretly placed by Thomas Riccio, who had arranged a meeting last year in the hotel room between Simpson and two sports memorabilia dealers that escalated into a confrontation.
Riccio testified later Thursday that a plan to recover the former football star's personal property worked perfectly "until the gun came out."
The Associated Press
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