Editing Suge Knight (section)

==Personal and legal troubles==
===1995 convictions===
In a 1995 federal case, Knight pleaded [[Nolo contendere|no contest]] and was sentenced to five years' probation for assaulting two rappers in the summer of 1992 at a [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] recording studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-lawyers-for-suge-knight-accused-of-plotting-to-bribe-potential-murder-witnesses/|title=2 lawyers for Suge Knight accused of plotting to bribe potential murder witnesses|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=2018-03-06|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>

===1996 probation violation leading to incarceration===
On October 22, 1996, Knight was sent to jail pending a hearing on the probation violation that happened on September 7, 1996, when Suge Knight and his Death Row entourage including [[Tupac Shakur]] attacked [[Orlando Anderson]], a [[Crips]] gang member. Knight was then sentenced to nine years in prison on February 28, 1997, for the probation violation<ref name="Mogul">{{cite web|last1=Abrahamson|first1=Alan|last2=Philips|first2=Chuck|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-01-me-33733-story.html|title=Rap Mogul "Suge" Knight Sent to Prison for 9 Years|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1997-03-01|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> but was granted early release and was let out of [[Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan|FCI Sheridan]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=SUGE KNIGHT ARRIVES AT LAST STOP BEFORE FREEDOM|website=[[MTV]]|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1444000/suge-knight-arrives-at-last-stop-before-freedom/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624040133/http://www.mtv.com/news/1444000/suge-knight-arrives-at-last-stop-before-freedom/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref> on August 6, 2001.<ref name="Stone">{{cite web|author=Christina Saraceno|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/suge-knight-leaves-prison-244596/|title=Suge Knight Leaves Prison|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2001-08-08|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref><ref name="legal timeline">{{cite magazine|last1=Ramirez|first1=Erika|title=Suge Knight: A Timeline of His Legal Troubles|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6458098/suge-knight-legal-timeline|access-date=July 23, 2016|magazine=Billboard |date=January 30, 2015}}</ref>

===2003 conviction and incarceration===
In 2003, Knight was sent to prison again (for ten months) for violating parole when he struck a parking lot attendant,<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061500505.html | title = Like Knight and Day? Gangsta Rap Brought "Suge" Knight Wealth -- and Lots of Trouble. Now He's Singing a Different Tune. | date = June 17, 2007 | author = Teresa Wiltz | newspaper = The Washington Post }}</ref> and reoccurring gang affiliation in 2002.<ref name="m735">{{cite web | last=Boucher | first=Geoff | title=With a rap rep on the line | website=Los Angeles Times | date=2003-02-01 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-01-et-boucher01-story.html | access-date=2025-02-27}}</ref> Death Row's income rapidly declined during Knight's recurrent incarceration.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

===2006 dispute with Snoop===
In 2006, Knight was engaged in another dispute with former friend and ex-associate [[Snoop Dogg]] after Snoop insulted him in an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine.<ref name="rollingstone2006">{{cite magazine|last1=Toure|title=Snoop Dogg: America's Most Lovable Pimp|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/americas-most-lovable-pimp-20061214|access-date=July 23, 2016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 14, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tupac Amaru Shakur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ueYgX5CN0rsC&q=Knight%20was%20engaged%20in%20another%20dispute%20with%20former%20friend%20and%20ex-associate%20Snoop%20Dogg%20after%20Snoop%20insulted%20him%20in%20Rolling%20Stone&pg=PT308|website=Books.google.com|publisher=epubli|access-date=July 23, 2016|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===2008 altercation and gang accusations ===
In January 2008, it was stated by police that Knight was one of the members of the Mob Piru street gang in a crackdown by authorities in the city of Compton.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2008-01-24|title=Rap mogul "Suge" Knight named in gang crackdown|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rapper-crackdown-idUSN2426142220080124|access-date=2020-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Suge' Knight named in gang injunction|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/suge-knight-named-gang-injunction-103387|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 25, 2008|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-01-25|title=Rap mogul Suge Knight named in gang crackdown {{!}} NME|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-1131-1309031|access-date=2020-07-14|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref> On May 10, 2008, Knight was involved in an altercation involving a monetary dispute outside of a nightclub ("Shag") in Hollywood. He was unconscious for three minutes. At the hospital, he did not cooperate with the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] ([[LAPD]]).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Janice aka Miss Mad|title=SUGE KNIGHT KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS IN LA NIGHT CLUB|url=https://madnewsuk.com/2008/05/11/suge-knight-knocked-unconscious-in-la-night-club/|access-date=July 23, 2016|work=MAD NEWS|date=May 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Dave|title=Suge Knight knocked out (Photos)|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/suge-knight-knocked-out-photos/18695/|access-date=July 23, 2016|publisher=Prefix Magazine|date=May 12, 2008}}</ref>

===2008 bankruptcy===
As part of an October 30, 2008 bankruptcy claim, Knight also filed a lawsuit against [[Kanye West]] and his associates. The lawsuit concerns an August 2005 shooting at West's pre-Video Music Awards party, where Knight was wounded by a gunshot to the upper leg.<ref>{{cite web|author=MTV News staff report |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508497/20050828/knight_marion_suge_.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026150545/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508497/20050828/knight_marion_suge_.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 26, 2006 |title=Suge Knight Recovering After Being Shot At Kanye West Party In Miami - News Story {{pipe}} Music, Celebrity, Artist News {{pipe}} MTV News |website=Mtv.com |date=August 28, 2005 |access-date=February 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/who-shot-suge-knight-wbna9135148 |title=Who shot Suge Knight? - Access Hollywood - Today.com |publisher=Today.com |date=August 30, 2005 |access-date=February 12, 2010}}</ref>

===2009 altercation===
In February 2009, Knight was taken to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn to be treated for facial injuries he received during an altercation at a private party in the W Scottsdale Hotel, where Knight was punched.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/02/17/20090217fight0217.html|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=February 17, 2009|first=Jahna|last=Berry|title='Suge' Knight goes to hospital after fight in Scottsdale}}</ref>

===2012 arrest===
On February 8, 2012, Knight was arrested in Las Vegas, after police found cannabis in his car and several warrants for prior traffic violations.<ref name="legal timeline" />

===2014 shooting===
On August 24, 2014, Knight was shot at a pre-Video Music Awards party hosted by [[Chris Brown]] at a West Hollywood Sunset Strip nightclub ("1OAK"). Although shot six times, he was able to walk from the venue to an ambulance. His injuries required surgery.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suge Knight -- Shot Multiple Times After VMA Party Turns Violent|url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/08/24/suge-knight-shot-stabbed-one-oak-outside-club-ambulance-hospital/|access-date=August 24, 2014|website=Tmz.com|date=August 24, 2014}}</ref> Evidence from closed circuit television (CCTV) footage showed that Knight was the intended target of the shooting.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dillon|first1=Nancy|title=Investigators believe Suge Knight, not Chris Brown, was intended target in shooting at Pre-VMAs Party|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/suge-knight-chris-brown-intended-target-shooting-article-1.1916671|access-date=August 27, 2014|website=Nydailynews.com|date=August 25, 2014}}</ref> Knight was released from the hospital on August 27. Friend Keith Middlebrook told the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' that Knight returned home with the intention to "heal up in a few days and be stronger than ever".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/doubt-suge-knight-shooter-target-cops-article-1.1919414?ref=|title=Suge Knight released from hospital as police seek several "people of interest" in nightclub shooting|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=August 27, 2014|first=Nancy|last=Dillon}}</ref>

Knight refused to cooperate with law enforcement on the matter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suge Knight -- I Ain't No Snitch ... Not Talking To Cops|url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/08/26/suge-knight-shooting-vma-party-investigation-1oak-not-snitching-cops-interview/|access-date=August 27, 2014|website=Tmz.com|date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> Party attendee [[Jeezy]] later said on ''[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]]'' that he would have been shot had he not been pushed out of the way just prior to the shooting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/article/rezjwt/jeezy-i-was-nearly-hit-when-suge-knight-was-shot|title=Jeezy: I Was Nearly Hit When Suge Knight Was Shot|date=November 13, 2015|work=BET.com}}</ref>

===Prosecution on charges of robbery (2014–2016)===
On October 29, 2014, Knight and comedian [[Katt Williams]] were both arrested and charged with second-degree robbery in connection with an alleged theft of a camera from a [[paparazzi]] photographer the previous month in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref name="DillonPushed">Nancy Dillon, [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/suge-knight-robbery-trial-postponed-murder-case-article-1.2771730 Suge Knight's robbery trial with comedian Katt Williams pushed till after jury weighs his murder case], ''New York Daily News'' (August 30, 2016).</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Almasy |first=Steve |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/29/showbiz/suge-knight-katt-williams-arrested/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 |title=Suge Knight, Katt Williams arrested in paparazzi camera theft case |work=[[CNN]] |date=October 29, 2014 |access-date=October 30, 2014 }}</ref> While in jail, doctors found a blood clot in Knight's lung.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/suge-knight-hospitalized-blood-clot-after-passing-out-vegas-jail-n240216|title='Suge' Knight Hospitalized With "Blood Clot" After Passing Out in Vegas Jail|date=November 3, 2014|publisher=NBC News.com|first=Elisha|last=Fieldstadt}}</ref> Both Knight and Williams pleaded not guilty to robbery. In 2016, the robbery trial was delayed until the resolution of the unrelated murder trial.<ref name="DillonPushed" />

===Prosecution on charges of voluntary manslaughter (2015–2017)===
[[File:Suge Knight Arrested 2015.jpg|thumb|Knight after his 2015 arrest]]
On January 29, 2015, Knight crashed his car into two men, killing Terry Carter (his friend and co-founder of Heavyweight Records), and fled the scene in [[Compton, California]].<ref name="CSMonitor">{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Raquel Maria|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2015/0130/Ex-rap-mogul-Suge-Knight-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder|title=Ex-rap mogul Suge Knight arrested on suspicion of murder|work=[[Christian Science Monitor]]|date=January 30, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McGeehan|first=Patrick|title=Suge Knight, Music Executive, Is Questioned by Police in Hit-and-Run|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 30, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/us/police-seek-suge-knight-after-a-fatal-hit-and-run.html|access-date=January 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rocha|first=Veronica|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-suge-knight-victim-father-figure-20150130-story.html|title=Man allegedly killed by Suge Knight was father figure in South L.A.|newspaper=[[LA Times]]|date=January 30, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onamrecords.com/Heavyweight_Records.html|title=Heavyweight Records On A&M Records|work=onamrecords.com}}</ref> The second victim, filmmaker [[Cle Shaheed Sloan|Cle Sloan]], suffered multiple fractures in his ankles and head injuries.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCartney|first=Anthony|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/rap-mogul-suge-knight-court-murder-charge-28680730|title=Suge Knight Taken to Hospital After Court Appearance|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/29/suge-knight-hit-and-run-terry-carter|title=Suge Knight kills "close friend" in Hit and Run|last=Kalilea|first=Vivian|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 29, 2015|access-date=January 29, 2015}}</ref> Witnesses said Knight followed the men to a burger stand parking lot after an argument on the ''[[Straight Outta Compton (film)|Straight Outta Compton]]'' film set, and that the collision looked intentional.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/30/entertainment/suge-knight-hit-and-run/index.html Suge Knight arrested in fatal hit-and-run], Saeed Ahmed, CNN, January 30, 2015</ref> Security footage video showed Knight running over both men. Knight said he acted in self-defense.<ref>{{cite news|title='Suge' Knight's Lawyer: Video of Deadly Wreck Helps Defense |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/suge-knight-due-back-court-murder-case-29492227|access-date=February 9, 2015|author=Anthony McCartney|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|date=February 9, 2015}}</ref>

In March 2015, Knight was hospitalized after he told a judge that he was suffering from [[blindness]] and other complications. Knight fired attorneys handling his murder case and said he was receiving inadequate medical treatment while in custody.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/04/suge-knight-hospitalized/24370649/|title=Suge Knight hospitalized after firing lawyers|first=Anthony|last=McCartney|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=March 3, 2015}}</ref> The same month, a court set bail for his release for {{US$|25{{nbsp}}million}}. Knight collapsed in court shortly after the bail setting was announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31995074|title=Rap mogul Suge Knight collapses in court after judge sets $25 million bail|date=March 20, 2015|publisher=BBC Newsbeat}}</ref> On April 16, 2015, Knight's bail was reduced to {{US$|10{{nbsp}}million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/647081/suge-knight-murder-case-going-to-trial-rapper-s-bail-reduced-to-10-million|title=Suge Knight Murder Case Going to Trial, Rapper's Bail Reduced to $10 Million|work=E! Online|date=April 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/04/suge-knight-bail-lowered-to-ten-million/|title=Judge Lowers Bail to $10 Million In Suge Knight Case - Vibe|work=Vibe}}</ref> In July 2015, Knight's lawyer said that Knight might have a brain tumor<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/17/suge-knight-brain-tumor-toilet-jail-cell-bail/ "Suge Knight -- My Toilet Is Possessed ... Oh Yeah, I May Have a Brain Tumor"], TMZ, July 17, 2015.</ref> on the same day that Knight's request for lower bail was refused.<ref>Anthony McCartney, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/07/17/judge-refuses-to-lower-suge-knights-bail-in-murder-case/30299137/ "Judge refuses to lower Suge Knight's bail"], ''USA Today'', July 17, 2015.</ref> In January 2016, Knight changed counsel in his murder trial for a fourth time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6851631/suge-knight-new-lawyer-murder-case |title=Suge Knight Gets Fifth Lawyer in Murder Case |magazine=Billboard |agency=Associated Press |date=January 22, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Erin Staley |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2731151/suge-knight-gets-new-lawyer-in-last-ditch-effort-to-avoid-life-sentence/ |title=Suge Knight Gets New Lawyer In Last-Ditch-Effort To Avoid Life Sentence |website=Inquisitr.com |date=January 23, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> In May 2016, three attorneys replaced the two hired earlier in the year.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hassahn Liggins |url=http://www.radiofacts.com/suge-knight-selects-defense-team-murder-trial/ |title=Suge Knight Selects New Defense Team for Murder Trial |website=Radiofacts.com |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, the judge denied Knight's motion to reveal the identities of several key prosecution witnesses, citing Knight's long history of violence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/suge-knight-breaks-down-court-172300676.html |title=Suge Knight Breaks Down in Court as Judge Denies Key Witness Info |work=Yahoo |date=July 24, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2016 |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921202749/https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/suge-knight-breaks-down-court-172300676.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Knight became emotional after the ruling, stating that because of his health problems, he will die in jail.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dillon |first=Nancy |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/judge-denies-rap-mogul-suge-knight-murder-trial-witness-info-article-1.2722024 |title=Judge denies rap mogul Suge Knight murder-trial witness info |work=NY Daily News |date=July 22, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> In March 2017, Knight was hospitalized after [[suffering]] from [[blood clots]], a condition that had been affecting him for two and a half years by that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2017/03/22/suge-knight-hospitalized-blood-clots/|title=Suge Knight Back in Hospital for Blood Clots|website=Tmz.com|date=March 22, 2017 }}</ref> Knight's hospitalization delayed the trial<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/suge-knight-misses-court-hearing-due-illness-article-1.3010522|title=Suge Knight misses court hearing due to illness|website=Nydailynews.com|date=March 27, 2017 }}</ref> to September 2018.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=June 20, 2018|title=Suge Knight Finally Gets a Date for Murder Trial|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8383590/suge-knight-murder-trial-date|newspaper=Billboard}}</ref>

When September arrived, Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/entertainment/suge-knight-manslaughter-plea-deal/index.html|title=Suge Knight pleads no contest to manslaughter in 2015 hit-and-run|last1=Almasy|first1=Steve|last2=Mossburg|first2=Cheri|date=September 20, 2018|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/suge-knight-pleads-to-manslaughter-over-fatal-confrontation/ar-AAAoShK?li=BBnbfcL|title=Suge Knight pleads to manslaughter over fatal confrontation|last=Dalton|first=Andrew|date=September 17, 2018|publisher=MSN|access-date=September 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921034846/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/suge-knight-pleads-to-manslaughter-over-fatal-confrontation/ar-AAAoShK?li=BBnbfcL|archive-date=September 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The judge sentenced Knight to 28 years in prison: 22 years for running over the victim and 6 years because it was Knight's third strike under [[California's]] [[three-strikes law]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suge-knight-sentenced-today-to-28-years-in-prison-for-fatally-running-over-man-in-2015/|title=Suge Knight sentenced to 28 years in prison|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=October 4, 2018 }}</ref> As of March 2023, Knight is incarcerated at [[RJ Donovan Correctional Facility]] in San Diego, and will not be eligible for parole until October 2034.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/default.aspx|title=State of California Inmate Locator|website=inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov}}</ref>

===Prosecution on charges of threatening death (2017)===
In February 2017, a [[grand jury]] indicted Knight on charges of "threatening death or bodily injury" for sending threatening [[Text messaging|text messages]] to [[F. Gary Gray]], the director of [[Straight Outta Compton (film)|''Straight Outta Compton'']],  c. August 8, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/08/02/suge-knight-indicted-death-threats-straight-outta-compton-f-gary-gray/|title=SUGE KNIGHT INDICTED FOR MAKING DEATH THREATS Against 'Compton' Director F. Gary Gray|website=TMZ|date=August 2, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> Knight pleaded not guilty to the charge,<ref>Marisa Gerber, [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/suge-knight-pleads-not-guilty-threatening-f-gary-gray-article-1.3381543 Marion "Suge" Knight charged with threatening director of the film 'Straight Outta Compton'], ''New York Daily News'' (August 3, 2017).</ref> and the charge was dropped as part of Knight's plea agreement in the death of Terry Carter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suge-knight-sentenced-today-to-28-years-in-prison-for-fatally-running-over-man-in-2015/|title=Suge Knight sentenced to 28 years in prison for fatally running over man in 2015|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=October 4, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>