L.A. Beating Victim Rodney King Arrested Again
Updated: Sun, Sep 30 5:27 PM EDT
POMONA, Calif. (Reuters) - Rodney King, the black motorist whose videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers sparked riots in 1992, has been arrested for the second time in little more than a month.
King was arrested in Pomona, east of Los Angeles, on Saturday and booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and indecent exposure, Sgt. Gordon Jones of the Pomona police said on Sunday.
Jones said his arrest came after police were called by visitors to a local park following a "disturbance." He was released on Sunday morning on $2,500 bail.
King was arrested on Aug. 28 in neighboring Claremont. He is due to appear in court on Tuesday to be arraigned on a misdemeanor drug charge in connection with the Claremont arrest.
King led Los Angeles police on a high-speed chase in 1991 and was beaten by officers after he stopped his vehicle. A videotape of the beating provoked public outrage. When the police officers involved were acquitted of state charges a year later, rioting erupted in Los Angeles, leaving some 50 people dead.
Since then, King has had a number of brushes with the law including a conviction for drunken driving and spousal abuse.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/010930/17/news-crime-king-dc
(Hmmm, odd how he is still called a "victim," eh?)
Updated: Sun, Sep 30 5:27 PM EDT
POMONA, Calif. (Reuters) - Rodney King, the black motorist whose videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers sparked riots in 1992, has been arrested for the second time in little more than a month.
King was arrested in Pomona, east of Los Angeles, on Saturday and booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and indecent exposure, Sgt. Gordon Jones of the Pomona police said on Sunday.
Jones said his arrest came after police were called by visitors to a local park following a "disturbance." He was released on Sunday morning on $2,500 bail.
King was arrested on Aug. 28 in neighboring Claremont. He is due to appear in court on Tuesday to be arraigned on a misdemeanor drug charge in connection with the Claremont arrest.
King led Los Angeles police on a high-speed chase in 1991 and was beaten by officers after he stopped his vehicle. A videotape of the beating provoked public outrage. When the police officers involved were acquitted of state charges a year later, rioting erupted in Los Angeles, leaving some 50 people dead.
Since then, King has had a number of brushes with the law including a conviction for drunken driving and spousal abuse.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/010930/17/news-crime-king-dc
(Hmmm, odd how he is still called a "victim," eh?)

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