Ex-rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight gets 28-year sentence

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES

A judge Thursday sentenced former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight to 28 years in prison for the 2015 death of man he ran over outside a Compton burger stand nearly four years ago.

Knight listened without reaction as members of the dead man’s family addressed the court, describing 55-year-old Terry Carter as a deeply devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend during the hearing.

Carter’s daughter Crystal called Knight “a disgusting, selfish disgrace to the human species.”

Knight wore a large cross and orange jail attire during Thursday’s sentencing, which draws to a close a nearly four year court saga over the fatal 2015 confrontation.

He had been fighting with a longtime rival through the window of his pickup truck outside the burger stand, struck that man with his truck before running over Carter.

Knight’s numerous defense lawyers had contended he was acting in self defense, but the Death Row Records co-founder pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter last month, averting a trial on murder and attempted murder charges.

Knight, once a key figure in hip-hop, put out wildly popular 19902 records by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur that are now considered classics.