Sug Knight avoids repetition with a settlement in the legal dispute

The co-founder of Death Row Records Marion “Sug” Knight has agreed to pay the family of the man, whose death in 2015 mowed by knight in a vehicle, to pay an agreement of over $ 1.5 million.

On Tuesday (April 29), Knight appeared by a video hearing in Los Angeles to a legal dispute submitted by the family of Terry Carter.

Carter, a 55-year-old businessman, was fatally met by Knight's Pickup in the parking lot of Tams Burgern in Compton on January 29, 2015.

The incident occurred after an examination of the production of the NWA Biopics, Directly from ComptonWhere Knight had a confrontation with CLE “Bone” Sloan, a consultant for the film.

Carter's widow Lillian and the daughters, Nekaya and Crystal, had an agreement of 1.5 million US dollars in the courtroom as a lawyer Lance Behringer, which each family member provided 500,000 US dollars.

Knight, whose long -time lawyer David Kenner was absent, asked whether his lack of legal representation would delay civil proceedings.

Judge Thomas said to him for a long time that the selection of the jury on Thursday, May 1st, should begin, and explained: “There would be no further sequels. This case is not in time.”

Knight finally agreed to the settlement and thus avoided the process. Speak to RabLillian Carter expressed her dissatisfaction with the result, but emphasized her wish to avoid further legal proceedings.

She explained: “I am not satisfied with the result at all, but I don't want to give him another opportunity to put on a clown show and behave like a bi ** h.”

In 2018, Knight did not advocate voluntary manslaughter in connection with Carter's death and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

The plea deal included 22 years for the indictment for manslaughter and another six years due to the California law on the three-goal in California. The deadly confrontation was recorded on the surveillance video, with Ritter supporting his truck in Sloan and then driving forward and making Carter fatal.

The litigation released by Carter's family initially included Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Universal Pictures as accused and claimed that their actions had contributed to the dangerous environment that led to Carter's death. Dr. However, DRE and ICE Cube were later released from the responsibility in this case.