DMX arrested in South Carolina again
American rapper, Earl Simmons, popularly known as DMX, spent three hours in a South Carolina jail on Monday night, before posting bond on charges of driving with a suspended license, having no car tag or insurance.
A police officer who was familiar with Simmons and his several recent arrests stopped him for questioning as he drove up to the front of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Monday evening and arrested him when he could not produce a valid license.
It’s his third run-in with the law in his home state in recent months, which included a citation for marijuana possession in Greer, South Carolina, in August. He was arrested then when an officer recognized Simmons and knew there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in court for a previous charge. Simmons allegedly became very aggressive with his words and was making multiple threats when the officer questioned him about marijuana near where he was sitting in a pickup truck.
He was also arrested in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 26 on charges of driving under the influence, driving without a license and driving without a seat belt, police said. A state trooper stopped his 1978 Plymouth station wagon after he was allegedly “travelling erratically,” the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. DMX was given a field sobriety test and failed, the agency said.
DMX has faced various criminal charges in the past, including probation violation, illegal drug possession and animal cruelty. He has been arrested in Arizona 5 times after August 2007. He also ran into trouble while in prison, being placed on “lockdown status” and forced to eat only bread and water for “jailhouse infractions.”
In 2010 he was sent to prison after violating his probation. Four days later DMX was admitted to the Flamenco Mental Health unit for an undisclosed disorder.
A DMX publicist however, said the recent arrest will not derail his efforts to revive his career.
“He was arrested on minor traffic charges and spent only three hours in jail,” said representative Domenick Nati. “This short arrest will not affect any of his upcoming concerts and he is planning on performing with Swizz Beatz on Wednesday’s Wendy Williams Show.”
