Suge Knight 'claims his toilet is driving him insane and that he might have a brain tumor'... but his petitions for new jail cell and lower bail are denied in court hearing

  • LA judge refused to lower $10 million bail in murder case
  • Knight's attorneys claimed rap mogul's mental health was affected by running toilet in his jail cell
  • Attorneys petitioned for not only bail reduction but also a change of jailing facilities
  • All requests were denied by LA judge 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 02:27 EST, 17 July 2015 | Updated: 15:54 EST, 17 July 2015

A Los Angeles judge has refused to lower bail for former rap music mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight from $10 million in a murder case.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen said on Friday there was no change in circumstances that would warrant reducing Knight's bail. 

The Death Row Records co-founder has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges filed after he ran over two men with his pickup truck outside a Compton burger stand in January.

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Denied: A Los Angeles judge has refused to lower bail for former rap music mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight from $10 million in a murder case

Denied: A Los Angeles judge has refused to lower bail for former rap music mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight from $10 million in a murder case

His attorney has said Knight was ambushed and trying to escape.

The judge reviewed a video Knight's lawyers submitted of the incident but said it provided no new details.

Coen also rejected a request by Knight's attorneys to have him evaluated by a private doctor.

Knight is scheduled to return to court in the case September 17.

Looking for a change: Knight's attorney Tom Mesereau argued that the rap mogul's toilet was affecting his sanity and that he did not fit his bed

Looking for a change: Knight's attorney Tom Mesereau argued that the rap mogul's toilet was affecting his sanity and that he did not fit his bed

In court: Suge's requests were denied by the Superior Court

In court: Suge's requests were denied by the Superior Court

Knight's attorney Tom Mesereau also argued that the rap mogul's toilet was affecting his sanity and that he did not fit his bed. 

Mesereau petitioned for Knight, 50, to get a new jail cell in addition to having his bail reduced from $10 million in the murder case.

TMZ reports that in addition to Suge claiming his sanity was being affected by a running toilet he is also claiming that he could be suffering from a brain tumor.

Mesereau argued, according to the gossip website, that due to the conditions of his client's cell and physical health he should be moved to a different room and a new jail with proper medical facilities.

Request for change: Suge's attorney Thomas Mesereau has also asked for the rap mogul's bail to be reduced

Request for change: Suge's attorney Thomas Mesereau has also asked for the rap mogul's bail to be reduced

The petition claims that Suge has been suffering from numbness on one side of his body and that doctors have told the hip hop mogul that he may have a brain tumor.

In addition to this, Mesereau claimed that Suge's bed is too small for his 6'2' frame and that he cannot get a proper night's sleep.  

The request for a new jail facility and the for a bail reduction, however, were denied by the Los Angeles Superior Court. 

Meanwhile, Knight's attorneys claimed the $10 million bail amount was excessive and should be reduced, but a prosecutor argued the amount is appropriate given his criminal history and failure to appear for court hearings in other cases.

Refusal: The judge denied petitions for a change of facilities 

Refusal: The judge denied petitions for a change of facilities 

Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Barnes also noted in a court filing that Knight was on bail for a felony robbery charge when he ran over two men, killing one and seriously injuring the other, outside a Compton burger stand in January.

Knight, 50, has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run charges.

His attorney Thomas Mesereau claimed in a motion seeking the bail reduction that there is a new video of the incident, but Barnes stated in a filing Monday that the only video the lawyers have produced is a version obtained by celebrity website TMZ.com.

Mesereau said Thursday that a new copy of the video was submitted to the court on Wednesday. The court declined to release the video on Thursday, saying it was not officially evidence in the case.

Mesereau and Knight's previous attorneys have said the Death Row Records co-founder was ambushed and fleeing an armed attacker when he ran over the men in January. Terry Carter, 55, was killed and Cle 'Bone' Sloan was seriously injured.

Sloan has denied he was carrying a gun before he began punching Knight through the window of his pickup truck. Sloan and Knight have a history of bad blood and Sloan testified earlier this year that he was upset because he overheard Knight talking about him outside the burger stand.

Knight is also seeking an evaluation by a private medical doctor, but Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen has already said he is inclined to deny the request.

Coen previously set Knight's bail at $25 million but reduced it to $10 million after a preliminary hearing in April.

Knight was a key player in the gangster rap scene that flourished in the 1990s, and his Death Row Records label once listed Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg among its artists. He lost control of the company after it was forced into bankruptcy. 

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