'Suge' Knight arrested in Vegas drug, assault case

By Ken Ritter
Associated Press, Aug. 27, 2008

Las Vegas (AP) – Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife, police said.

Knight, 43, the founder of bankrupt Death Row Records in Los Angeles, was arrested about 6:40 a.m. on a busy street near the Las Vegas Strip. Police responding to a domestic violence call found Knight standing over his longtime girlfriend with the knife in his hand. Knight had the drugs Ecstasy and hydrocodone when he was arrested, police said.

Police said while Knight was driving he allegedly punched the woman in the head. She tried to run away, but Knight caught her.

Knight was booked on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a controlled substance.

Mr. Knight, can't you play in Oakland? Here, there are not enough police on duty to apprehend you promptly. Your possession of Ecstasy would earn you a spot with rapper Beeda Weeda at National Night Out, a City-sponsored function. If the police did catch you, you could have phoned city administrator Deborah Edgerly – oh, scratch that, City Hall finally had to pay her off and push her out. But you could call the executive director of Youth UpRising, a Measure Y-funded agency where gutter rappers and businessmen are welcome.