• Suge Knight is the co-founder of the notorious record company Death Row Records. Knight has faced numerous legal woes throughout his career including charges for weapons possession, theft, battery and drugs.

  Knight pled guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery charges in mid February 2009 stemming from his alleged assault case on his girlfriend, Melissa, in Las Vegas in November 2008. Felony drug possession charges against Knight were dropped due to "the failure of witnesses being subpoenaed."TMZ: I Beat Up My Girlfriend (February 18, 2009) TMZ: Suge Shakes Off Battery, Drug Charges (December 5, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Marion Hugh Knight, Jr
  2. Born: August 19, 1965
  3. Birthplace: Compton, California
  4. Childhood nickname: "Sugar Bear"
  5. Attended UNLV on a football scholarship
  6. Worked as a bodyguard for celebrities
  7. Played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1987
  8. Co-founder of Death Row Records
  9. Lost the rights to Death Row's catalog in 2006PerezHilton.com: Death Row Assets Go For Pennies (January 15, 2009)
  10. Filed for bankruptcy in 2008TMZ.com: Suge Sues Kanye: Your Fault I Got Shot, Robbed (November 12, 2008)
  11. Sold off his assets for $18 millionPerezHilton.com: Death Row Assets Go For Pennies (January 15, 2009)

• Drug and Battery Charges

  Knight was charged with two counts of felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor battery in mid November 2008, after cops witnessed him assaulting a woman named Melissa Isaac in a Las Vegas parking lot.MSNBC: Knight facing drug and battery charges (November 18, 2008) On December 5, 2008, TMZ.com reported that the drug possession charges were dropped due to the "lack of production in discovery and the failure of witnesses to be subpoenaed."TMZ: Suge Shakes Off Battery, Drug Charges (December 5, 2008)

  Knight pled guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery charges in mid February 2009. He was ordered to pay a fine of $340, complete 48 hours of community service and attend counseling for domestic violence.TMZ: I Beat Up My Girlfriend (February 18, 2009)

• Assault

  TMZ.com reported on February 16, 2009, that Knight was assaulted at the W Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, by a man named Robert Carnes Jr., believed to be Akon's business manager. Knight was treated for facial injuries at a local hospital. Carnes was charged with one count of felony aggravated assault.TMZ: Suge Knight Beat Down-Again!!! (February 16, 2009)

• Bankruptcy

  Knight filed for bankruptcy in 2008. He was forced to sell off his assets, which included master recordings of Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, for a reported $18 million.PerezHilton.com: Death Row Assets Go For Pennies (January 15, 2009)

• Legal Issues

  • 1993: Arrested for assaulting two rappers outside of a studio. Was placed on probation.
  • 1996: Caught on tape assaulting a rival in a Las Vegas casino the night Tupac Shakur was murdered. Knight was sentenced to a nine year prison sentence for violating his probation.
  • 2002: A year after his release from prison, he was sentenced to more jail time for associating with known gang members, a violation of his parole terms.
  • 2004: Suspect Jimmy James Johnson claims that Knight paid him $5,000 to punch rapper Dr. Dre at the VIBE Awards.
  • 2005: Knight was pulled over for making an illegal U-Turn and authorities found marijuana. He was booked and then soon released.
  • 2008: Knight was knocked unconscious by an unknown assailant outside of a nightclub in Hollywood.
  • 2008: Charged with with two counts of felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor battery.

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