O.J. Simpson was taken into custody Friday in Florida on allegations that he violated bail conditions by trying to contact a co-defendant in an armed robbery case, media reported.

The disgraced former American football star was being escorted back to Nevada from Miami with a bail bondsman and will be held behind bars until a hearing in Las Vegas next Wednesday.

Clark County District Attorney David Roger told a judge in court papers that Simpson tried to reach co-defendant Clarence Stewart though his bail bondsman. That was a violation of the terms of his release, according to a transcript of his bail hearing attached to the legal papers.

"After being admitted to bail with the conditions set above, defendant (Simpson) attempted to dissuade a co-defendant from testifying and cooperating with law enforcement," the prosecutor's motion read.

If District Court Judge Jackie Glass finds Simpson, 60, violated the conditions of his $125,000 bail, he could be held in jail until the trial.

Simpson, famously acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife and her friend, faces an April 7 trial over a confrontation at a Las Vegas hotel in September when he allegedly robbed two sports memorabilia dealers.

The 60-year-old and two co-defendants, Clarence Stewart and Charles Ehrlich, face 12 charges relating to the alleged robbery and could be jailed for life if convicted.

(Xinhua/Agencies January 12, 2008)