'Suge' Knight arrested in Vegas drug, assault case

Posted 08 29 2008 6:13AM

LAS VEGAS - Police say rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is in a Las Vegas jail on drug and assault charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife.

The 43-year-old Knight was arrested about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday 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.

He's accused of having the drugs Ecstasy and hydrocodone when he was arrested.

Knight's lawyers, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, declined immediate comment.

Knight is co-founder of the hip-hop label Death Row Records.