DMX Released From Prison, Assigned New Court Date
By Nolan Strong
Date: 7/1/2006 12:30 pm
Rapper DMX posted $25,000 in bail and has been released from prison in Westchester County, New York, after being incarcerated for missing two court dates to answer misdemeanor traffic charges.
DMX, born Earl Simmons, posted bail after spending Thursday night (June 28) in jail due to a missed court date on Wednesday (June 21).
The rapper was originally due in court on June 16, but missed that date due to a prior engagement.
A judge granted the rapper an extension and reassigned his court date for June 21, but the he failed to show, after falling ill while traveling from Arizona to New York.
The court date stems from a June 2 incident, in which police accused DMX of driving erratically in White Plains, New York.
He was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, as well as seat belt and unsafe lane change violations.
Police said the rapper's New York license had been revoked, after he failed to answer a summons in Queens, due to an unrelated incident.
DMX must now appear in court on July 24 to answer the charges in White Plains. He also has a court date on July 11, for driving infractions in Harrison, New York.
In the Harrison, New York incident, his 2006 Chevy Suburban collided with another vehicle as he attempted to re-enter traffic on the Hutchinson River Parkway, while driving on the shoulder of the road.
DMX addressed his arrests in a recent interview with AllHipHop.com.
"Sometimes, they write me up, give me a ticket and I'm like, 'Are you serious?'," DMX told AllHipHop.com. "You have to handcuff me just to give me a f**kin' ticket? The same thing that makes you laugh, makes you cry. Sometimes I'm drunk doing 150 miles per hour and they let me go. [Police officer says,] 'My kid loves you. Have a good night.' Sometimes it’s 'You're DMX, please step out of the car [to be arrested].'"
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LMAO @ "Sometimes I'm drunk doing 150 miles per hour and they let me go."
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