After spending nearly a decade in prison, former NFL running back O.J. Simpson will be a free man later this year.
Simpson, 70, was freed after a parole board in Nevada granted it. He was told that he organized a crime in which two victims were robbed at gunpoint.
But they added: “You are low risk to re-offend on our guidelines. You have community support. We have heard from you and your victim.”
After he was granted parole, Simpson told them, “Thank you, thank you.” He also bowed his head, according to a live stream of the hearing.
As he walked out of the Lovelock Correctional Center, he raised his arms before saying, “Yes” and “Oh God.”
O.J. Simpson (R) arrives for his parole hearing with attorney Malcolm LaVergne at Lovelock Correctional Centre in Lovelock, Nevada, July 20, 2017. Sholeh Moll/Nevada Department of Transportation/Handout via Reuters
