Ex-US football star O.J. Simpson out on parole

This file photo taken on May 14, 2013 shows O.J. Simpson at an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has been released on parole. PHOTO | ETHAN MILLER | AFP

What you need to know:

  • In July, a parole board in the US state of Nevada voted unanimously to free the 70-year-old Simpson.

Former US football star O.J. Simpson has been freed from on parole after serving nine years for armed robbery and other charges.

In July, a parole board in the US state of Nevada voted unanimously to free the 70-year-old Simpson after a tense public hearing broadcast live by news networks.

Simpson was convicted on October 2008 of armed robbery, assault, kidnapping and other offenses after he and five associates — two of whom were armed — ambushed the two sports memorabilia dealers in a casino hotel room.