Lawyer for Suge Knight says New Video Will Prove he Was Ambushed

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 07: Marion ‘Suge’ Knight (L) makes a court appearance with his lawyer Thomas Mesereau at Criminal Courts Building on July 7, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Knight is charged with murder and attempted murder after a hit-and-run incident following an argument in a parking lot January 29, 2015.
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Suge Knight’s attorney, Thomas Mesereau, is trying to get Knight’s bail reduced and says a new video will show that the music mogul was being ambushed by armed men.  Mesereau is seeking to have his $10 million bail reduced on the murder and attempted murder charges Knight received after a fatal hit and run that killed Terry Carter and injured Cle Sloan.

“Mr. Sloan was armed, as were others,” Mesereau wrote. “Weapons are visible on the video provided to the court… this video shows (Knight) being viciously attacked and fleeing for his life. “Most significantly, the video discloses one of his attackers brandishing a weapon. When this armed attacker (Sloan) dropped his gun, the video depicts an associate retrieving the weapon and placing it in his waistband.”

In his April testimony, Sloan stated he did not have a gun and earlier this week he refused to identify Knight in the courtroom, prompting Mesereau to ask for the case to be dismissed, which Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen denied.

In an additional motion filed, Mesereau is also seeking private health care for Knight who suffers from diabetes, high blood and complications from multiple gunshot wounds,according to the Associated Press.

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Source: The Root | YESHA CALLAHAN