O.J. Simpson was granted an early discharge from his parole due to good behavior. The parole stemmed from his 2008 conviction in Las Vegas that was related to an armed robbery of a memorabilia dealer.

The Nevada Parole Board Commissioners granted the discharge on Dec. 6, following a hearing on Nov. 30 to discuss the request. The parole would have otherwise lasted until Feb. 9, 2022.

Simpson, 74, a former football star and actor, gained notoriety when he was a defendant in the high-profile murder trial of his ex-wife and a waiter.

Simpson has been on parole since Oct. 1, 2017, when he was released from prison, according to a statement provided by the Nevada State Police's Division of Parole and Probation.

“Mr. Simpson is a completely free man now,” Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson’s lawyer in Las Vegas, told the Associated Press.

During the robbery, Simpson and a group raided the hotel room of “sports collectors” to retrieve hundreds of sports memorabilia at gunpoint. Simpson received a prison sentence of nine to 33 years.

Simpson's 1994 murder trial was considered “the trial of the century.” He was acquitted in the murder trial but was later found guilty in a civil case that awarded the plaintiffs $33.5 million in damages.

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