Suge Knight now charged with murder, faces up to life in prison if convicted

Suge Knight was charged Monday with murder and other counts in a hit-and-run in Compton, California, last week, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.

He is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Knight, 49, faces up to life in prison if convicted in the fatal hit-and-run.

He is accused of running over two men and killing one following an argument. The man who died has been identified as Terry Carter, 55. The second man’s name is Cle Sloan, 51.

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Knight, who was out on bail in a separate robbery case, is charged with with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of hit-and-run with an allegation that he committed a serious and violent felony while out on bail, the district attorney’s office said in a statement.

He has prior convictions, “making this a third strike case,” it said.

Knight turned himself in to Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department investigators last Friday.

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One Response to “Suge Knight now charged with murder, faces up to life in prison if convicted”

  1. Unknown's avatar

    Too bad for him!

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