Editing DMX (section)

=== 2008–2011 Arizona and California ===
* On May 9, 2008, DMX was arrested on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his home in Cave Creek, Arizona.<ref name=held/>
* DMX pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession, theft, and animal cruelty stemming from an August 2007 drug raid as well as the May 2008 arrest, at a hearing on December 30, 2008; he was sentenced to 90 days in jail on January 31, 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902755.html |title=DMX Arrested, Again |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 10, 2008 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810212220/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902755.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rapper DMX pleads guilty to drug, theft charges |url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2008/12/31/106376-rapper-dmx-pleads-guilty-to-drug-theft-charges/ | work=[[Tucson Citizen]] |date=December 31, 2008 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104082950/http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2008/12/31/106376-rapper-dmx-pleads-guilty-to-drug-theft-charges/ |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=US rapper DMX given jail sentence| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7862537.stm| work=[[BBC News]]| date=January 31, 2009| access-date=April 10, 2021| archive-date=April 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410064015/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7862537.stm| url-status=live}}</ref>
* On May 22, 2009, DMX entered a plea agreement/change of plea and pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated assault in jail.
* After serving four out of six months for violating drug probation, DMX was released from jail on July 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus | url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dmx-released-from-az-jail-lawyer-confirms/ | title=DMX Released From AZ Jail| work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] | date=July 6, 2010 | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708195046/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=84532 | archive-date=July 8, 2010}}</ref> That day, a television pilot was filmed to portray his road to recovery; however, DMX was arrested three weeks later and the pilot did not evolve into a series.
* On July 27, 2010, DMX turned himself in to Los Angeles Metropolitan Court for a reckless driving charge he received in 2002. He was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1644508/dmx-says-turning-himself-in-was-the-best-decision/ |title=DMX Says Turning Himself In Was The 'Best' Decision |work=[[MTV News]] |date=July 27, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410064015/http://www.mtv.com/news/1644508/dmx-says-turning-himself-in-was-the-best-decision/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957181/dmx-heads-back-to-jail |title=DMX Heads Back to Jail |agency=[[Associated Press]] |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410064023/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957181/dmx-heads-back-to-jail |url-status=live }}</ref>
* On November 19, 2010, DMX was arrested in Maricopa County, Arizona, on charges of violating probation for a February 24, 2009, aggravated assault on an officer while he was incarcerated. On December 20, 2010, DMX was moved to the Mental Health Unit of the Arizona Alhambra State Prison,<ref>{{cite news | first=Niki | last=D'Andrea | url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/dmx-moved-to-mental-health-unit-at-arizona-state-prison-complex-6645350 | title=DMX Moved to Mental-Health Unit at Arizona State Prison Complex | work=[[Phoenix New Times]] | date=December 27, 2010 | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410064015/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/dmx-moved-to-mental-health-unit-at-arizona-state-prison-complex-6645350 | url-status=live }}</ref> and released on July 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://corrections.az.gov/public-resources/inmate-datasearch | title= Information for Inmate 259307 SIMMONS | date= April 11, 2014 | publisher= [[Arizona Department of Corrections]] | access-date= April 10, 2021 | archive-date= September 28, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928122716/http://www.azcorrections.gov/inmate_datasearch/results_Minh.aspx?InmateNumber=259307&LastName=SIMMONS&FNMI=E&SearchType=SearchInet&ReportLength=TOP_5 }}</ref>
* On August 24, 2011, DMX was arrested for the tenth time in Maricopa County, this time for speeding, recorded at {{convert|102|mph}} in a {{convert|65|mph|adj=on}} zone, reckless driving, and driving with a suspended license. While DMX admitted to speeding, he claimed he was driving {{convert|85|mph}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2011/08/25/dmx-arrested-reckless-driving-suspended-revoked-license-criminal-speeding-chrysler-300-released-bond/ |title=DMX Arrested Again ... Allegedly Topped 100 MPH |work=[[TMZ]] |date=August 25, 2011 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410064015/https://www.tmz.com/2011/08/25/dmx-arrested-reckless-driving-suspended-revoked-license-criminal-speeding-chrysler-300-released-bond/ |url-status=live }}</ref>