Former rap and hip-hop mogul, Marion 'Suge' Knight was arrested on an outstanding warrant after being pulled over for a traffic violation in Los Angeles, according to USA Today.
Police Officer Sara Faden says the founder of Death Row Records was stopped shortly after midnight Wednesday near Beverly Hills. She declined to say what the alleged traffic violation was.
Officers determined Knight was wanted on a misdemeanor warrant and police took him into custody. Records show he was booked into county jail and released several hours later on $20,000 bail. A warrant was issued for Knight's arrest in February after he skipped a court appearance for driving without a license.
Knight was born in California and has an estimated net worth of $200. As CEO and producer of Death Row Records, he has helped make stars of rappers such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur. Knight filed for bankruptcy in 2006.
Knight received probation in 1992 for weapons and assault charges. He was found guilty of breaking that probation in 1996 after security cameras at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas caught him and a group of other men beating a gang member. He was sentenced to nine years in prison for parole violation.
He was released from prison in 2001 with parole conditions including not having any contact with his former partner, Dr. Dre. On December 23, 2002 he was arrested again for parole violation.
Knight had moved to Malibu without informing his parole officer and associated with known gang members. He was released after 61 days after only one count, consorting with an alleged gang member, was upheld. After which he attempted to launch a new label called Blackball Records.
