Suge Knight
American music executive
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| October 2023 | Knight co-founded a podcast with Breakbeat Media. |
| 2018 | Dominic L. Santana portrays Suge Knight in the television series 'Unsolved', which explores the murders of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. |
| December 21 2018 | The documentary 'American Dream/American Knightmare' featuring interviews with Suge Knight was broadcast on Showtime. |
| September 2018 | Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in prison (22 years for the car incident and 6 years as a third strike). He was incarcerated at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, with parole eligibility not until October 2034. |
| September 2018 | Pled no contest to voluntary manslaughter for the 2015 hit-and-run, sentenced to 28 years in prison under California's three-strikes law. |
| 2017 | Dominic L. Santana portrays Suge Knight in the biographical film 'All Eyez on Me' about Tupac Shakur |
| 2017 | Knight was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2015 hit-and-run incident. |
| March 2017 | Knight was hospitalized for blood clots, which had been affecting him for two and a half years. This hospitalization delayed his trial until September 2018. |
| February 2017 | A grand jury indicted Suge Knight on charges of 'threatening death or bodily injury' for the text messages sent to F. Gary Gray in 2014. Knight pleaded not guilty to the charge. |
| 2016 | R. Marcos Taylor again portrays Suge Knight in 'Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le' |
| 2016 | The robbery trial against Suge Knight was delayed pending the resolution of an unrelated murder trial. |
| September 20 2016 | Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter for running over Terry Carter in 2015. |
| July 2016 | The judge denied Knight's motion to reveal prosecution witnesses, with Knight becoming emotional and claiming he would die in jail due to health problems. |
| May 2016 | Three new attorneys replaced Knight's previous legal representation. |
| January 2016 | Knight changed legal counsel for the fourth time in his murder trial. |
| 2015 | R. Marcos Taylor portrays Suge Knight in the biographical film 'Straight Outta Compton' about N.W.A |
| 2015 | Committed a fatal hit-and-run incident. |
| October 2015 | Pleaded not guilty to murder charges related to Terry Carter's death, maintaining his legal battle in court. |
| October 20 2015 | Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2014 hit-and-run incident. |
| July 2015 | Knight's lawyer suggested he might have a brain tumor, coinciding with the court's refusal to lower his bail. |
| March 2015 | Knight was hospitalized and claimed to be suffering from blindness. He fired his attorneys and complained about inadequate medical treatment while in custody. |
| February 2015 | Knight was charged with murder and faced potential life imprisonment for the deadly hit-and-run incident in Compton. |
| January 29 2015 | Knight was charged with murder for the hit-and-run incident, with prosecutors alleging he intentionally ran over Carter. |
| October 29 2014 | Suge Knight was charged with robbery after allegedly stealing a camera from a photographer at a parking lot in Beverly Hills, marking the beginning of a series of legal challenges. |
| August 27 2014 | Suge Knight was released from the hospital after being treated for gunshot wounds sustained on August 24. His friend Keith Middlebrook stated that Knight planned to 'heal up in a few days and be stronger than ever'. |
| August 24 2014 | Suge Knight was shot six times at a pre-VMA party hosted by Chris Brown at 1 Oak nightclub in West Hollywood, surviving the incident despite multiple gunshot wounds. |
| August 24 2014 | Knight was involved in a hit-and-run incident in Compton, California, which resulted in the death of Terry Carter and injured Cle 'Bone' Sloan. |
| August 8 2014 | Suge Knight sent threatening text messages to film director F. Gary Gray around this date, which would later lead to legal proceedings. |
| 2012 | Suge Knight was arrested and charged with criminal threats after an incident involving a parking lot dispute in Carson, California. |
| 2012 | Continued interviews with Suge Knight for the documentary 'American Dream/American Knightmare' directed by Antoine Fuqua. |
| 2012 | Suge Knight was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats after an altercation with a parking lot attendant in Beverly Hills. |
| February 8 2012 | Suge Knight was arrested in Las Vegas after police discovered cannabis in his vehicle and found multiple outstanding warrants for prior traffic violations. |
| 2011 | Suge Knight participated in interviews for the documentary 'American Dream/American Knightmare' directed by Antoine Fuqua. |
| 2010 | The Wallace family's lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles regarding Biggie's murder was dismissed. |
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