jeffrey felix, a retired guard at lovelock correctional center, where o.j. simpson has been held for the past nine years. he's the author of a book called "guarding the juice: how o.j. simpson became my prison bff." what a title. today oj and his attorney appeared to ridicule felix. >> i spent the 12 years leading up to this institution, raised two kids in l.a. r i'm sorry, miami. you know, with all the media stuff, these guys like jeffrey felix making up stories, that was happening out on the street also. >> tucker: jeffrey felix joins us now.re this is really illustrative. we are learning that not only is he a violent killer, he's also kind of a bad friend. you say you're his bff and there he is, slashing you in the hearing today. >> i felt horrible. in the book, all i said was a great things about the juice. he was a model inmate. he always followed rules and regulations, treated people witp respect. i didn't say anything bad about book. my i got hammered on the streets for sticking up for the juice. he puts on the bus driver's uniform, just runs me over.

out on the street also. >> tucker: jeffrey felix joins us now. this is really illustrative. we are learning that not only is he a violent killer, he's also kind of a bad friend. if you say he's your bff and there he is, slashing you in the hearing today. >> i felt horrible. in the book, all i said was a great things about the juice. he always followed rules and regulation. he treated people with respect. i didn't say anything about him in my book. i got hammered on the streets for sticking up for the juice. he puts on the bus drivers uniform, just runs me over. i mean, he threw my name out there, over 500 million people heard that. that was horrible. >> tucker: are you assessing your own ability to judge character now? to think he is not the double murder i thought he was? >> i don't know. all i know is that i feel betrayed. i stuck up for him and he ran me over. it's horrible. >> tucker: let's be real. were you really surprised that o.j. simpson wasn't loyal to a prison guard? >> he doesn't have to throw my name out there. o.j. simpson had one s

. >> reporter: jeffrey felix, who worked as a correctional officer at lovelock for 20 years, wrote ading the juice." felix says simpson was lucky to land at lovelock. >> lovelock is like a cruise ship with barb wire. they have ping-pong. they have basketball. o.j. is the softball commissioner of a lovelock correctional center softball league. >> reporter: he adds that simpson's fame has led to some special treatment. >> o.j. simpson, the juice, the heisman trophy winner does not wait on line. he'll go to the front of the clinic line, the front of the canteen line, the front of the culinary line. he talks really loud and he talks in the third party. so, like, for example, he would say, "hey, the juice is hungry. let's go to the culinary." it's kind of weird. >> reporter: the prison says simpson is treated like every other inmate, but felix claims the officers handle him with caution. >> you just can't put o.j. in handcuffs. you have to have sergeant or above approval to do that. if you're covering an area with a weapon, and there's a fight, the untold rule is, make sure the juice isn'

retired prison guard jeffrey felix says he befriended simpson and said he has been a model inmate. >> that was john blackstone reporting. the parole board is now allowed to consider his murder trial in making their recommendations tomorrow. >>> the dow is up about 44 points right now. >>> following our wet winter, gold has resurfaced along the banks of some northern california rivers. as angela greenwood reports, gold panners and gold merchants are cashing in. >> reporter: they are finding the gold in the feather river, yuba rivers, all the feeders that feed into the river. in gold country there's another gold rush. >> this is exciting. >> these are area nuggets. >> reporter: from big nuggets to small flakes, folks are striking gold. >> these were all brought in this week. >> reporter: the sudden surge, a result of this winter's strong storms and rushing waters but most of all, a shift in sediment from the breakage of the oroville damage spillway. >> what we hear is from the oroville dam that there are -- even the workers up there, we have heard they are seeing the nuggets, too. >> re

. >> reporter: jeffrey felix was simpson's first guard. >> o.j. had a positive attitude. he knew he was going to get paroled and that is all he thought about. >> trent copeland has followed simpson's legal troubles. >> some people will say listen, nevada did what california couldn't do. that 1994 case involving o.j. simpson cannot be a part of this parole board hearing at all. >> a retired prison guard said simpson hasn't gotten into any trouble in nine years. the parole board won't be able to consider his murder trial in making a case. betty yu kpix 5. >>> glass case was smashed and an employee was pepper sprayed. tonight the bay area jewelry heist. >>> a violent crash and chase. the drivers caught in a demolition derby. >>> this bay area grandma is about to face her fears. tonight she tells us why she is going sky diving for the first time. 811 is a free service to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and

. >> reporter: jeffrey felix was one of simpson's first guards at the correctional center.was he like when he arrived there? >> o.j. had a very positive attitude. he knew he was going to get paroled, and that's all he thought about. >> reporter: now 70 years old, simpson will make his case thursday to nevada's parole board. >> i think he'll say, "i committed a crime. i've paid my time. i've accepted responsibility." >> reporter: criminal attorney trent copeland has followed simpson's legal troubles since his acquittal in the murders of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. >> some people will say, nevada did what california couldn't do. that 1994 case involving o.j. simpson cannot be part of this parole board hearing at all, as a matter of law. >> reporter: even with a flurry of recent films about simpson, he hasn't spoken publicly since his last parole hearing in 2013. >> i'm just sorry that all of this had to happen. >> reporter: felix says simpson has been a model inmate and deserves to be released. what will happen to him if he doesn't get paroled? >> if you're in o.j.'

. >> reporter: jeffrey felix was one of simpson's first guards at the lovelaw correctional center.hat was he like when he arrived there? >> o.j. had a very positive attitude. he knew he was going to get paroled, and that's all he thought about. >> reporter: now 70 years old, simpson will make his case thursday to nevada's parole board. >> i think he'll say, "i committed a crime. i've paid my time. i've accepted responsibility." >> reporter: criminal defense attorney trent copeland has followed simpson's legal troubles since his acquittal in the murders of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. >> some people will say, nevada did what california couldn't do. that 1994 case involving o.j. simpson cannot be part of this parole board hearing at all, as a matter of law. >> reporter: even with a flurry of recent films about simpson, he hasn't spoken publicly since his last parole hearing in 2013. >> i'm just sorry that all of this had to happen. >> reporter: felix says simpson has been a model inmate and deserves to be released. what will happen to him if he doesn't get paroled? >> if you

commissioners came back into the room, and during that time he was talking about a former guard here named jeffrey felix who he called a complete fraud. felix made some accusations in the tabloids that o.j. had broken rules and o.j. was going off on this guy before he got the mike and gave a shout-out to everybody who he wasn't able to call everyone sat up and said who was the his favorite lady. but i'm sure she was monitoring the story. >> any speculation on what o.j. could do when he's out >> well, anything he does to make a living, that money can be taken by the goldmans and the brown family to go towards their -- what was originally a claar 33.5 million judgment but when hi talked to kim goldman, just the goldman part of it with interest was over $40 million and we're talking $880 million and anything he does including selling any memorabilia or even owning memorabilia they can try and attach that and sell it. what they cannot touch is his pension. that cannot be attached to a civil judgment by law, and from what we know, at least as of 1997, that pension plan which was from orenthal productions. th

. >> retired corrections officer jeffrey felix is a long time o.j. for whom the celebrity prisoner meets all expectations. >> i thought he was the most ca charasmatic man i had ever mate. >> he was provided to supervisor. >> they wouldn't let o.j. have an i.d. because people would steal it and sell it. >> at times he occupies a cell by himself. at other times he's given a cell mate. >> over the years when o.j. simpson would get a cell mate more than likely his celly would be his housekeeper, cook the food, make sure everything is in there and o.j. would buy the food from the canteen for both of them. >> in many ways he hasn't changed at all. he's still an arrogant man who sees himself kind of above people like you and myself n. prison he rubbed people the wrong way. >> everybody knows o.j. cuts in line. wherever he goes, he cuts in front of line. the juice doesn't wait in line. he's a heisman trophy winner. >> yet he can't isskaescape the constand reminders of the trial of the century. >> i was at work and came back and there was a littleuck cuus goi

. >> retired corrections officer jeffrey felix is a long time o.j.n for whom the celebrity prisoner meets all expectations. >> i thought he was the most charismatic man i had ever met. >> in prison, his first job is cleaning up at the gym. but he's promoted to supervisor and is said to be a conscientious worker, despite his differences from the other inmates. >> they wouldn't let o.j. have an i.d. because people would steal it and sell it for $1 million. >> at times he occupies a cell by himself. at other times he's given a cell mate. >> over the years when o.j. simpson would get a cell mate more than likely his celly would be his housekeeper, cook the food, make sure everything is in there and o.j. would buy the food from the canteen for both of them. >> in many ways he hasn't changed at all. he's still an arrogant man who sees himself kind of above people like you and myself n. prison he rubbed people the wrong way. >> everybody knows o.j. cuts in line. at the clinic, at the culinary, wherever he goes. wherever he goes, he cuts in front of line. th

jeffrey felix guard o.j.nside for seven years inside lovelock and then became his best friend because the warden commissioned him to keep an eye on o.j. and what was super fascinating is he said when o.j. gets paroled, if, we have plans to golf together, we have plans to get together and presume our friendship so the natural question was, but, jeffrey, if you feel as you do that he's a double murderer why would you want to be with someone like that? you have to hear how he responded. >> i can forgive people for things. o.j. deep down is a nice guy. he may have two sides to him like i said in the book. he may have the monster side and the nice side but over the seven years he treated me with respect, i never saw anything bad come out of o.j. and he is my friend and if he does get out, let's hope he gets out, we will be playing golf together in florida. >> wow. okay, so there's that. the other thing is that tonight at 8:00 on my hln program "prime time justice" we'll have one of the attorneys for fred goldman.

. >> retired corrections officer jeffrey felix is a long time o.j.om the celebrity prisoner meets all expectations. >> i thought he was the most charismatic man i had ever met. >> at lovelock, simpson's first job is cleaning up at the prison gym. but he is eventually promoted to supervisor and is said to be a conscientious worker, despite his stark differences from the other inmates. >> they won't even let o.j. have an id because somebody wants to steal it and get a million dollars. >> at times he occupies a cell by himself. at other times he's given a cell mate. >> over the years when o.j. simpson would get a cell mate more than likely his celly would be his housekeeper, cook the food, keep the house clean, make sure everything is in there. and o.j. would always buy the food from the canteen for both of them. >> in many ways o.j. hasn't changed at all. he's still an arrogant man who sees himself kind of above people like you and myself n. prison he rubbed people the wrong way. >> everybody knows o.j. cuts in front of lines, at the clinic, at the cul

and, you know, with all the media stuff, you know, we've got these guys like jeffrey felix making up stories and stuff, that was happening out on the street also. but i was able to keep them to keep their eye on the ball, great grades, went to the college of their choice and i ended up missing their graduation because because of it. trust me, i wish it would have never happened. but as i said, the courses that i've taken, i hope it helps me more if i run into those conflicts with my kids. i'm not a guy that has conflicts on the street. i don't expect to have any when i leave here. but i feel that i'm much better prepared. but more so for i think my commitment to being a better christian, because i thought i was a good guy. i had some problems with fidelity in my life, but i've always ban guy that tripretty m got along with everybody. >> are you humbled by this incarceration? >> oh, yes, for sure. as i said, i wish it would have never happened. i was going to start -- i didn't know how we were going to do this, by aapologizing to the people of nevada because i wish this would have nev

jeffrey felix is a complete fraud. he wrote a book about me. >> i told all the news networks for over a year now this guy is ridiculous. >> telling me i should sue this guy. >> they believe what they want to believe. you get ice cream. >> cookies. cookies. infantile. >> it's all well and good, but i was there. every single day for this evidence. and this man, this man's blood goes from the crime scene to his car to his bathroom at his estate, from rockingham to bundy, a full trail of blood going the whole way. there's more evidence against this man than any case i have ever covered. to this day he laughs at the reporters who covered him. how could they even say such things? >> it's disrespectful to the co's here trb real co's who do the jobs here and who have done a great job. mr. simpson has always spoken phenomenally about the conditions here and how he's been treated. >> talking about the corrections officers there. >> this guy was never even assigned to my portion of the prison ever. do you know when i would see hi

. >> listen, do you know that jeffrey felix is a complete fraud and everything that you said -- i was actually watching you earlier this morning when you were giving your testimony -- i mean, can't you tell that that guy is the biggest fraud on the planet? >> i said a million times -- fraud and a phoney and every single thing he has in that book is made up. okay? but no, you didn't -- and so -- >> i think -- >> i'm not going to take any questions from you because you have gone on and perpetrated a fraud for this jeff felix is supposed to be guarding the juice guy. you embarrass and make a mockry rft corrections officers over here who are actually doing a really so good job and mr. simpson has very positive things to say about the nevada department of corrections. the ward enls have all treated him great. they're very compassionate and in his words they treated him great. uds that mull let and how his hair is died, right? you don't buy credibility from people who even look like that, all right. and you should have at least tried to vet the story for the last year you could have vitd th

we got guys like jeffrey felix making up stories and stuff. that was happening out on the street also, but i wasible to keep their eye on the ball. brave. went to the college 6 their choice and ended up missing their graduation because of it. trust me. i wish it would have never happened but as i said, the courses that i've taken, it -- i hope it helps me more if i run into those conflicts with my kids. i'm not a guy that has conflicts on the street. i don't expect to have any when i -- when i leave here, but i feel that i'm much better prepared, but more so -- from i think my commitment to being a better christian. because i thought i was good guy. i had some problems with fidelity in my life, but i've always been a guy that pretty much got along with everybody. >> are you humbled by this incarceration? >> oh, yes. for sure. as i said, i wish it would have never happened. i was going to start -- i didn't know how we were going to do this, by apologizing to the people of nevada, because -- i wish this would have never happened. i apologized to

jeffrey felix/ former lovelock guard:"well what happened was usually oj simpson cuts in front of everyline, everybody understands that its just the way of life at lovelock." insiders say "cutting" included the food or chow line and oj gained a lot of weight . but simpson's good friend, tom scotto, says nevada's most famous inmate went on a health kick and may have lost more than 50 pounds. prison officials said simpson bought a 13 inch tv like this one for his cell which inmates are allowed to do. but the ex football star never saw those two series that stirred up so much buzz, "the people versus oj simpson" and "oj simpson made in america."brooke keast/ nevada department of corrections:"we don't want to bring attention to one inmate over any other."former guards say they call simpson "bobblehead" at lovelock due to the size of his head. when simpson advocates here to the parole board they will find out if they will call him a free man.paul vercammen cnn lovelock nevada. ( darya ) that was paul vercammen reporting. and don't forget, we will continue our parole hearing coverage once we

in l.a., i'm sorry, in miami, and you know, with all the media stuff, we've got the guys like jeffrey felix happening on the street also, but i was able to keep their eye on the ball, great grades, they went to the college of their choice, and i end up missing their graduation because of it. trust me. i wish it would have never happened, but as i said, the courses i have taken, i hope it helps me more if i run into the conflicts with my kids. i'm not a guy that has conflicts on the street. i don't expect to get in any when i leave here, but feel i'm much better prepared, but more so for, i think, my commitment to being a better christian because i thought i was a good guy. i had some problems with fidelity in my life, but i have always been a guy that pretty much got along with everybody. >> are you humbled by this incarceration? >> as i said, i wish it would have never happened. i was going to do this by apologizing to the people of nevada because i wish this would have never happened. i apologized to them at my sentencing, there is nothing i could do about this media circus that's going o