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Knight and comedian Katt Williams were arrested and charged with
robbery Wednesday after a celebrity photographer reported the men stole her
camera last month.
Prosecutors say Williams and Knight, who founded Death Row Records, were
arrested Wednesday. Knight has a prior conviction for assault with a deadly
weapon and could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
The men are accused of taking a paparazzo's camera in Beverly Hills on Sept. 5.
The incident remains under investigation by Beverly Hills police, who did not
immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
Williams, who was arrested at a Los Angeles-area courthouse when he appeared
for an arraignment in a separate assault case, faces up to seven years in
prison if convicted.
Knight, 49, was arrested in Las Vegas. Police said he was taken into custody
without incident.
A phone message for Anthony Brooklier, an attorney who has represented Knight,
was not immediately returned. An email message sent to Williams's agent, Chris
Smith, was not immediately returned.
Williams, 43, has starred in several comedy specials and appeared in films such
as First Sunday and Friday After Next.
Knight was shot
and wounded in a West Hollywood, California, nightclub about a week
and a half before the incident with the photographer. He founded Death Row
Records, one of rap's leading labels in the 1990s, but later declared
bankruptcy and the company was auctioned off.
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