AIRTIME ENDS IN JAIL TIME.Byline: RICK COCA Staff Writer Imagine his surprise when a California parole agent turned on his television a few days ago and saw one of his charges on the "Today" show, telling the world O.J. Simpson robbed him in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Among other conditions, that parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer , Alfred Beardsley, a sports memorabilia The term sports memorabilia usually refers to anything that can be directly connected to a sports event or personality. These items are generally gathered by fans of the particular sport, athlete or team that the item signifies or by collectors who find value in the rarity collector from Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , is not supposed to leave the state without notifying his parole officer. His agent never heard from him. And now -- unlike Simpson, who posted bail Wednesday and was released -- Beardsley, 46, is sitting in a Las Vegas jail awaiting extradition to California. In a case that's growing wackier by the minute, Beardsley, currently on parole for a stalking conviction, was arrested without incident by U.S. marshals at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Luxor Hotel The Luxor Hotel is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada (but like many other hotels on the Strip it uses a Las Vegas address) and was one of the resort city's first fully-themed megaresorts. and Casino, authorities said. "I guess he liked the camera too much," said Tom Hession, chief inspector This article or section deals primarily with the United Kingdom and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for the marshals. In April 2005, Beardsley began to serve a two-year sentence for stalking, the majority of it at the North Kern State Prison North Kern State Prison (NKSP) is a state prison facility in California, USA. Located near Delano in Kern County, NKSP opened in 1993 on a 640-acre site. It was designed for 2,892 inmates, but now houses over 5,000. External links
He was paroled in March 2006 and was scheduled to be discharged from parole in March 2009. A warrant was issued for his arrest Saturday for violating his parole. Beardsley was booked at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas. Classified a high-control parolee, he requires the maximum level of supervision, authorities said. The terms of his parole require that in addition to getting permission to leave the state, Beardsley can't travel more than 50 miles from his residence or be absent from his county of residence for more than 48 hours without permission, said Seth Unger, spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He couldn't explain why Beardsley agreed to go on national television while apparently violating the terms of his parole. rick.coca(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3329 |
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