By DPA
Las Vegas : Former American football star O.J. Simpson was charged with kidnapping in addition to seven other charges made earlier, after he allegedly organised an armed raid to recover memorabilia he claimed had been stolen from him.
The charges were filed Tuesday in a court in Las Vegas where Simpson, 60, is being held without bail until a hearing set for Wednesday.
The notorious figure, who was acquitted by a jury in 1995 of murdering ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of burglary with a firearm and conspiracy to commit burglary.
On Tuesday, prosecutor David Roger formally announced the charge of kidnapping as well as conspiracy to commit kidnapping, in addition to the previous charges. Simpson, who was charged along with three other men involved in the incident, faces life imprisonment if found guilty.