Suge Knight $25 MILLION bail request & Collapses in Court
- wwetvsports21
- Mar 20, 2015
- 1 min read
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marion "Suge" Knight is scheduled to return to court Friday morning for a bail-review hearing in a murder case filed against the former rap music mogul.
A Los Angeles prosecutor filed a motion Thursday asking that a judge set Knight's bail at $25 million, citing numerous threats and acts of violence dating back to the mid-1990s. The motion accuses Knight of being part of an extortion ring that targets up-and-coming and established rappers and has been paid more than $10 million in recent years. It also states Knight has made threats over the upcoming film "Straight Outta Compton," which chronicles the rise of the rap group NWA.
The bond company would keep Knight's money — $2 million if Knight's bail is set at $25 million — as its fee, Shapiro said. Among the allegations of threats included in the motion is a summary of a heavily-redacted police report taken last year from someone who claims Knight threatened them over "Straight Outta Compton," a film about the rise of the gangster rap group NWA.
"Knight was angry that he was not compensated for his likeness in the movie," Barnes' motion states. It adds that Knight warned the unidentified victim that he was prepared to attack over the film and would target former NWA members Dr. Dre and Ice Cube.
READ MORE: SOURCE
Comments