Suge Knight has been arrested for murder after killing, what is reported, to have been the wrong man.
The man that was killed, Terry Carter, was a friend of Knight’s and originally arrived at a film set with Knight. The intended target was allegedly actor Cle “Bone” Sloan.
Under California law, even though he did not intend to kill Carter, the fact that it was done in the act of committing another felony makes him eligible for a murder charge.
Knight was arrested for murder after turning himself in to the police.
The Death Row Records co-founder is accused of killing a man named Terry after hitting him with his car. The determining factor in the charges appears to be witness comments that Knight put his car in reverse twice with the intention of hitting one of the men with whom he was fighting.
Knight’s bail has been set at $2 million.
According to TMZ, Suge became involved in a fight during a movie shoot involving Ice Cube and Dr. Dre taking place in Compton, California on Thursday. Apparently Suge pulled up to the film set in his car during the afternoon and when security asked him to leave, problems quickly escalated.
“A fight broke out between Suge and two men. Suge got back into his car, took the wheel and threw the vehicle in reverse … and ran over a man who suffered fatal injuries,” the website writes.
ABC7 reports Terry was the man who died as a result of being ran over. The second victim is supposedly actor Cle Sloan, who wasn’t seriously injured.
Knight was considered ‘armed and dangerous’ and was wanted for a homicide interrogation before he turned himself in.
Suge Knight had been in trouble with the law recently. He is currently out on a $500,000 bail bond for the alleged theft of a paparazzos equipment. A hearing on that matter is scheduled for next Tuesday.
His health has been in flux too as Suge was shot by a gun during a pre MTV Video Music Awards party hosted by Chris Brown in August of last year.
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