| Rodney King  AKA Rodney Glen King
Born: 2-Apr-1965
Birthplace: Sacramento, CA
Died: 17-Jun-2012
Location of death: Rialto, CA
Cause of death: Accident - Drowning
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Victim, Criminal Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Subject of filmed LAPD beatdown Petty criminal whose 3 March 1991 videotaped beating by police after a high-speed chase became iconic. The 29 April 1992 acquittal of all the policemen involved led to rioting in Los Angeles. On the third day of the riots, King made his famous and oddly eloquent plea to a TV news camera, "People, I just want to say, can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it horrible for the older people and the kids?" Wife: Denetta (m. 1984, div. 1986, 1 daughter)
Wife: (div.)
Wife: Crystal (m. 1989, div. 1996, 1 daughter)
Daughter: Tristan
Girlfriend: Carmen Simpson (ex, 1 daughter)
Daughter: Candace
Girlfriend: Joanne Naser
Girlfriend: Dawn Jean
Girlfriend: Cynthia Kelley (juror from his 1993 civil case, fiancée at his death)
unknown detox facility 2002
unknown detox facility 1993
Domestic Violence 27-Jul-1987
Assault with a Deadly Weapon 3-Nov-1989
Robbery 3-Nov-1989
Evading Arrest 3-Mar-1991
Tasered 3-Mar-1991
Driving While Intoxicated 16-Jul-1992
Driving While Intoxicated 21-Aug-1993
Violating Parole 21-Aug-1993
Driving While Intoxicated Pennsylvania, 21-May-1995
Hit and Run 14-Jul-1995, convicted 1996
Reckless Driving 14-Jul-1995
Domestic Violence 14-Jul-1995
Assault with a Deadly Weapon 14-Jul-1995, acquitted 1996
Battery 3-Mar-1999
Vandalism 3-Mar-1999
Domestic Violence Fontana, CA (5-Mar-1999)
Indecent Exposure 29-Sep-2001
Domestic Violence allegedly punched girlfriend Joanne Naser in the stomach, 11-Oct-2003
Death Threats Rialto, CA (28-Sep-2005)
Shot San Bernardino, CA (28-Nov-2007)
Driving While Intoxicated Los Angeles, CA (12-Jul-2011)
Risk Factors: Alcoholism, PCP, Depression
TELEVISION
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008)
Rotten Library Page:
Rodney King
Author of books:
The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption (2012, memoir)
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