Rap mogul Suge Knight charged with hit-and-run murder

Hip hop producer turned himself in to face charge he murdered one man and injured another

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Hip hop impresario Suge Knight has been charged with murder after a hit-and-run incident in Los Angeles. The 49-year-old, real name Marion Knight, turned himself in on Friday but was not charged until today, says the Washington Post.

Footage shows Knight, who started out on a career as an American football player, smoking a thick cigar as he hands himself over to the police.

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