Suge Knight is charged with murder in hit-and-run case

Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was charged Monday with murder and other counts in a hit-and-run in Compton, California, last week, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.

He is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Knight, 49, faces up to life in prison if convicted in the fatal hit-and-run.

He is accused of running over two men and killing one following an argument. The man who died has been identified as Terry Carter, 55. The second man’s name is Cle Sloan, 51.

Knight, who was out on bail in a separate robbery case, is charged with with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of hit-and-run with an allegation that he committed a serious and violent felony while out on bail, the district attorney’s office said in a statement.

He has prior convictions, “making this a third strike case,” it said.

Knight turned himself in to Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department investigators early Friday.

CNN affiliate KCAL-TV and the Los Angeles Times quoted his attorney, James Blatt, as saying Knight feared for his life and was trying to flee when the incident happened.

“We feel strongly Mr. Knight did not do anything wrong in this matter. He was attacked by a number of individuals; that has already been corroborated by certain witnesses. He left the scene because he was in fear for his safety and life,” he said.

Knight founded the wildly successful Death Row Records in 1991, signing artists such as Snoop Doggy Dogg (since then known as Snoop Dogg and Snoop Lion) and Tupac Shakur.

Knight was driving the car in which Shakur was a passenger when the rapper was shot to death in Las Vegas in 1996.

Shortly afterward, Knight spent several years in prison for violating parole on assault and weapons convictions. That prison time – along with Shakur’s death, feuds between Knight and a number of rappers and desertions by Dr. Dre, Snoop and others – contributed to the label’s bankruptcy in 2006.

In August, Knight and two other people were shot while inside a celebrity-filled Sunset Strip party hosted by singer Chris Brown on the eve of the MTV Video Music Awards.

Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is currently in jail and charged with murder and other charges stemming from a hit-and-run confrontation that left one man dead and another injured in 2015. Knight has pleaded not guilty.

Knight collapses in a Los Angeles court on March 20, 2015 after a judge set his bail at $25 million. Knight, who suffers from diabetes and complications, was taken to the hospital, his attorney told CNN affiliate KABC-TV.

Knight was joined by his attorney, David Kenner, during an arraignment February 3, 2015 in Compton, California.

This image from video shows Knight walking into the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on January 30, 2015 following the hit-and-run.

The scene of the incident is blocked off by law enforcement on January 29, 2015 in Compton.

Knight is seen in a police booking photo after he and comedian Micah "Katt" Williams were arrested in October 2014 for allegedly stealing a photographer's camera.

In August 2014, Knight and two other people were shot in Los Angeles while attending a celebrity-filled party on the eve of the MTV Video Music Awards.

Knight attends an event at a Las Vegas club in February 2007. Knight founded the wildly successful Death Row Records in 1991, signing artists such as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur. The label filed for bankruptcy, however, in 2006.

Knight is taken away by paramedics after he was shot in the leg at the Shore Club in Miami Beach, Florida, in August 2005.

Knight appears at CBS Studios in Los Angeles for a taping of "The Late Late Show" in November 2004.

Knight exits the Los Angeles County Jail in February 2002. Knight was jailed for violating his probation by associating with known gang members.

Knight appears in court for a bail review hearing in October 1996. That year, Knight was sent to prison for almost five years for assaulting a man in a Las Vegas hotel.

Knight and Shakur, left, attend a voter registration event in Los Angeles in August 1996. Knight was driving the car in which Shakur was a passenger when the rapper was shot to death in Las Vegas.

Former rap mogul Suge Knight

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CNN’s Saeed Ahmed, Steve Almasy and Lisa Respers France contributed to this report.