A fourth co-defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, agreeing to testify against the Hall of Fame football player and one remaining co-defendant Charles Ehrlich entered his plea to reduced charges of attempted accessory to robbery and attempted burglary.

Ehrlich is one of five men who accompanied Simpson during a confrontation in September with two sports memorabilia dealers at a casino hotel room.

He's now the fourth to take a plea deal, leaving one co-defendant, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, facing trial with Simpson beginning Sept. 8.

Simpson and Stewart have pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon that could put them in prison for life if convicted.

Simpson has maintained that he was trying to retrieve personal belongings and family heirlooms, and that no guns were involved.

Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, said he couldn't immediately assess the effect of Monday's plea.

"The story isn't Ehrlich taking a plea," Galanter told The Associated Press. "The story is what he says in his sworn testimony. If it's truthful, it would support Mr. Simpson's defense."


Galanter said the plea deal "shows the prosecution is stretching to try to fill holes in an otherwise weak and crumbling case."

Clark County District Attorney David Roger wouldn't comment.

Stewart's lawyer, Robert Lucherini, also declined to comment. He has said he intends to ask the Nevada Supreme Court to sever Stewart's trial from Simpson's.

Under his plea deal, Ehrlich, 54, of Miami faces a possible sentence ranging from probation to five years in prison. Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass said he would be sentenced after Simpson's trial.

Of the other defendants, Charles Cashmore, 41, pleaded guilty to felony accessory to robbery and could receive probation or up to five years in prison; Walter Alexander, 47, pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to commit robbery and could face probation or up to six years in prison; and Michael McClinton, 50, pleaded guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, felonies that combined could get him probation or up to 11 years in prison.

McClinton testified that Simpson asked him to bring guns and "look menacing" during the confrontation with the two memorabilia dealers.

Meanwhile, district court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer said the first 100 of 500 prospective jurors being summoned for the Simpson trial reported to court Monday to fill out questionnaires about their opinions, exposure to media coverage of the case, and their availability to serve during the estimated six-week trial. Attorneys and the judge plan to meet Aug. 25 to begin eliminating those deemed biased or unable to serve on a long trial.

Good lord is he still at it? They should have already threw the book at this guy. He is so completely STUPID.

does it ever stop with this guy?
how is he not in jail yet?

I guess if you have money all is possible

Since he got away with murder, I hope the court sees fit to put him under the jail for this latest stunt.

I must be one of the few female African-Americans who thinks the guy is guilty as hell!

being an african-american lady is beside the point in this case
watching the entire court case, his behavior throughout the years, and his recent behavior, it is obvious to many of us that he is no angel

he is definitely more guilty than innocent

Man, I will just be sick if he finds a way to skate through this one too. What is it with this man and getting away with crap? Shoot even if I had not killed my wife running from the police the way he did would have had my butt locked up for a long time.