‘SUGE’ KNIGHT, OUT ON BAIL, HEADS FOR DRAI’S

Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight, jailed 24 hours earlier on felony assault charges, was spotted inside Drai's After Hours on Wednesday at Bill's Gamblin' Hall.

According to a report by The Associated Press, Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said.

Knight, 43, posted $19,000 bail and was released late Wednesday with a promise to appear Sept. 26 in Las Vegas Justice Court, a court spokeswoman said.

Police said Knight was arrested about 6:40 am. after officers arrived at the scene of a minor traffic accident and found Knight hitting a woman in a parking lot off a busy thoroughfare.

"A citizen sees the beating in a parking lot, police get there fast, they see him beating her. It's a good solid case," said Las Vegas police Lt. Chris Carroll.

The woman was not stabbed but she was treated at a hospital for injuries that Carroll said were not life-threatening.

Police did not release the woman's name or age, but said she identified herself as Knight's girlfriend of three years.

At least one officer drew a Taser stun gun as they approached Knight, said Officer Jacinto Rivera, a police spokesman. He said he did not know if the officers drew their handguns.

Knight dropped the folding knife and was taken into custody without incident, Carroll said. He was booked into the Clark County jail on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor charges of possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription and domestic violence.

Knight had the drugs Ecstasy and hydrocodone when he was arrested, Carroll said, but it was not clear if he or the woman had used drugs or alcohol before the arrest.

Rivera said Knight and the woman left Spearmint Rhino, a Las Vegas strip club, shortly before the arrest, according to the AP report.

They were alone in a champagne-colored Cadillac Escalade. Police said Knight and the woman argued in the vehicle while Knight was driving before he allegedly punched her in the head.