The courts have ruled that Suge Knight will stand trial for murder over the hit-and-run incident.
Suge Knight will stand trial for murder charges stemming from a January hit-and-run incident that left one dead and one injured. The ruling was made by Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen today, with much of the focus landing on a testimony from one of the victims, Cle “Bone” Sloan.
Authorities contend Knight intentionally hit the men, killing Terry Carter, 55. Knight’s attorney, Matt Fletcher, says his client was ambushed and was trying to escape Sloan’s attack when he ran over the men.
Sloan’s testimony demonstrated the difficulty in prosecuting Knight, who has gang ties and a reputation for intimidating witnesses.
“I will not be used to send Suge Knight to prison,” Sloan testified, adding that he was only on the stand because he was subpoenaed.
Prosecutors granted Sloan, a former gang member who’s known Knight for decades, limited immunity after he said he intended to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination. – The Associated Press
If convicted, Knight faces life in prison for the murder charge. There is a bit of a silver lining for Suge in this mess he put himself in: the judge lowered his bail from $25 million to a paltry $10 million. To paraphrase the great bard Cam’ron, it may very well be a hot summer for Suge Knight.
