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Charges against hip-hop mogul Knight dismissed

December 5, 2008 - 5:21 pm
 

(AP) — A judge today dismissed drug and battery charges filed against Marion "Suge" Knight, the hip-hop mogul accused of beating a woman in a parking lot in August.

Clark County Court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer says Justice of the Peace Abbi Silver dismissed the charges without prejudice in a morning hearing. Knight's attorney, David Chesnoff, said the prosecution had "discovery problems and witness problems."

Knight was charged with two counts of felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor battery. Police say he arrested in August after he was seen beating a woman while holding a knife in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip.

This may not be the end of the case.

Court records show the district attorney's office filed a notice indicating it may try to revive the charges by seeking a grand jury indictment, Sommermeyer said.

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