Aug 28, 2008 11:45 am US/Pacific
'Suge' Knight Released From Vegas Jail
LAS VEGAS (AP) ―
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Marion 'Suge' Knight. (File)
AP
The founder of bankrupt Death Row Records posted $19,000 bail Wednesday and promised to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on Sept. 26 on felony assault and drug charges.
Police arrested the hip hop mogul on Wednesday morning after officers say they saw him beat his girlfriend while brandishing a knife in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip. The 43-year-old Knight was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription and battery domestic violence.
Police responding to a report of a car hitting a curb near the Las Vegas Strip say they found Knight standing over his longtime girlfriend with a knife in his hand. Police say the woman tried to run from the car, but Knight grabbed her.
The woman was not stabbed but she was treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Police say Knight had the drugs Ecstasy and hydrocodone when he was arrested.
A Clark County Detention Center clerk says records do not indicate when Knight was released.
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