Marion "Suge" Knight is in prison for voluntary manslaughter. In January 2015, Knight ran over and killed a Compton businessman after an altercation outside a Compton burger stand. Knight was charged with murder, attempted murder, and hit-and-run, but he pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in September 2018. He was sentenced to 28 years in prison. Knights attorneys claimed that he was acting in self-defense and was fleeing armed attackers when he ran over the businessman. Knight has also claimed that his civil rights were violated and has demanded an early release from prison.