Suge Knight Arrested Without Bail

[Walter Cronkite]

Death Row Records CEO Marion Suge Knight was arrested for possible parole violation on Friday.

According to reports, Knight allegedly punched a parking attendant outside a Los Angeles nightclub.

Knight was arrested Friday in Los Angeles for the altercation, which took place June 21. He was jailed and denied bail

Authorities said that Knight was upset that his car wasn't available. California's Board of Prison Terms will hold a hearing in the next month and a half to decide whether or not to uphold or dismiss the allegations being leveled at Knight.

Knight is being held at Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles.



Source: allhiphop.com

[Walter Cronkite]

Rap mogul `Suge` Knight may face jail again

Marion "Suge" Knight could face up to a year in prison if state officials revoke his parole after his arrest for allegedly assaulting a parking lot attendant outside a Hollywood nightclub.

Police said the 37-year-old rap mogul was unhappy with his parking spot June 21 at the White Lotus Club, a nightspot frequented by such celebrities as Britney Spears, Bruce Willis and Tobey Maguire. Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Heimerich said the valet had blocked Knight`s car by other vehicles when he parked it. Police said Knight then allegedly punched the attendant in the face from behind.

Attorney Robin Yanes, who represents Knight, disputed the account, saying his 315-pound client was doing everything he could to avoid prison.

"That`s totally ridiculous," Yanes told the Los Angeles Times for Tuesday`s editions. "I don`t believe that at all. That`s so un-Suge-like to hit somebody. Have you ever seen the size of Suge? If he hit one of those little valets, the guy would be broken."

The district attorney`s office hasn`t received a request to file criminal charges against Knight. Parole officials said they`ll ask the California Board of Prison Terms to determine whether Knight violated his parole conditions.

The state agency would have 30 days to decide whether to revoke Knight`s parole, which could lead to as much as a year in prison, parole officials said.

Knight - founder of Death Row Records, now known as Tha Row - completed 61 days in jail this year after a state prison board found that he`d associated with a known gang member in violation of his probation.

He was convicted in 1992 of assault and weapons violations and was placed on probation. In 1996, he was jailed for five years for violating probation after he and several associates, including rap star Tupac Shakur, were recorded on videotape beating a gang rival in the lobby of a Las Vegas hotel. Shakur was shot to death later in Las Vegas.

[Walter Cronkite]

Update

Rose Kogerman, an attorney for Marion “Suge” Knight, said Wednesday that her client did not assault a valet, and she has witnesses to prove it.

Claiming that it was another individual who became physical with the parking valet, Kogerman purports to have statements from 8 witnesses confirming Knight’s innocence.

"Unfortunately for Mr. Knight, it appears that he was arrested prior to a full investigation of the allegation," attorney Rose Kogerman said at a news conference Wednesday.

Assault, if determined, would be a violation of Knight’s parole and would have him facing up to one-year in prison.

The witnesses statements will be considered as part of Knight’s defense in a yet to be announced administrative hearing.

Source: allhiphop.com