Rodney King arrested on suspicion of DUI in California
Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by cops became a symbol of police brutality and ultimately sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots, was busted for driving under the influence.
Cops watched King, 46, commit "several traffic violations" while behind the wheel of a 1994 Mitsubishi before pulling him over on Tuesday afternoon, Moreno Valley, Calif., police said.
King was arrested and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Cops said it wasn't clear whether King was drunk or high on drugs.
In 1991, King was viciously beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase through the San Fernando Valley, leaving him with skull fractures and brain damage.
A bystander filmed the assault and four officers were indicted. After a controversial trial, all four were acquitted, sparking riots across L.A. that killed 55 people and caused more than $1 billion in property damage.
Two of the officers were later found guilty of federal civil rights violations; two were acquitted. King was awarded $3.8 million in damages. He became engaged last year to a juror from the federal trial.
King has had several scrapes with the law in the 20 years since the incident and has publicly struggled with his addictions by appearing on the reality shows "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" and "Sober House."
He was arrested in 1995 for allegedly running over his wife with a car and eventually served 90 days in jail for hit and run.
In September 2001, he was busted on drug charges after cops alleged he was high on PCP.
He was also arrested in 2003 for ramming his car into a house while driving drunk and again in 2005 for threatening his daughter and ex-girlfriend.
In 2007, he told police that he had been sprayed by shotgun pellets by a man and a woman who tried to steal his bike. No one was arrested in that incident.
Most recently, King was cited in March for driving with an expired license.
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Rodney King was busted for driving under the influence on Tuesday. Cops said he committed traffic violations while driving through Moreno Valley, Calif. Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by cops became a symbol of police
In a case that had the words “police brutality” on everyone's lips, four members of the Los Angeles Police Department were charged with using too much force against Rodney King, an African-American man they apprehended after a high-speed chase in 1991.
He later represented Rodney King in federal court, and two black OJ Simpson jurors who had been dismissed. But Grimes said he saw parallels between the mistreatment of African Americans and the way authorities were handling Scott's case.
Blame was continuously placed on the supposed “stupidity” of the Black jurors in the OJ Simpson case while the White jurors who voted for acquittal in the Rodney King criminal trial were ignored. Casey Anthony likely got away with murder.
I do not want to be known as the guy who got beat up by a bunch of police,” Jones said, adding that the endless comparisons to the infamous Rodney King beating in Los Angeles also have become tedious. “I think mine was worse though,” he said.
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King, who has battled substance abuse issues for several years, was reportedly pulled over for a routine traffic stop just after 3:30 p.m., according to officials, reports CBS station KCBS.
He was booked into jail for investigation of DUI, and bail was set at $2,500.
King, 46, has struggled with sobriety publicly and appeared on "Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab" in 2008 and "Sober House" in 2009.
According to TMZ, King has a prior DUI from 2003 when he reportedly sped through an intersection at more than 100 MPH before crashing into a power pole and house.
THIS DUDE IS A DAMN TOOL. HE HAS NO UNDERSTANDING OR COMPREHENSION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE HE GOT HIS AZZ BEAT BY THE PO PO'S. A WHOLE CITY WAS IN TURMOIL. PEOPLE LOST LIVES. AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RODNEY IS THE REASON THAT O.J. GOT AWAY WITH MURDER. CAUSE THAT JURY KNEW THAT IF O.J. WAS FOUND GUILTY EVEN THOUGHT THOSE RACIST WALKED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GROUNDHOG DAY IN L.A.
I'm watching a movie about based on the day of the riots in LA after the Rodney King Trial. It was such a scary time.
IM HAPPY MY FAMILY DIDN'T LIVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL WHEN THE RODNEY KING TRIAL WAS OVER. THEY HAD SO MANY RIOTS AND ISH.
Watching the Rodney King trial in government class. Can't wait to go to law school :)
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