O.J.’s ex to plead guilty to pill theft

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The ex-girlfriend of O.J. Simpson will plead guilty to burglary and drug charges for allegedly stealing prescription pills from a Moorhead couple while working as an in-home nursing assistant, a Clay County prosecutor said Thursday.

Christie Prody, 37, plans to enter open pleas to one count each of second-degree burglary and fifth-degree drug possession, Assistant County Attorney Jenny Samarzja said after Thursday’s settlement conference.

The plea hearing is set for Sept. 13. A jury trial scheduled for next week has been canceled.

Because it’s an open plea and not a plea agreement, Samarzja said she expects Prody will argue for a sentence of treatment instead of prison time.

“It’s pretty easy to see that this is related to her chemical dependency issues,” she said.

Prody was charged April 9 with two counts each of second-degree burglary, theft and fifth-degree drug possession. She allegedly stole prescription pills from the Moorhead home of Terry and Ruby Jenstead, where she worked.

Prody , who has relatives in Fergus Falls, Minn., was Simpson’s girlfriend for 13 years. She met him in 1996, the year after the NFL Hall of Fame running back was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife and friend.

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