Earl Simmons arrested for going 102 MPH.
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Rapper has been arrested at least six times in the last three years on a
variety of charges
Reuters
Rapper DMX is shown in a booking mug shot by the Maricopa County Sheriff
in Arizona, released on Aug. 25.
By David Schwartz
Reuters
PHOENIX â€" Troubled rapper DMX, released from an Arizona prison
last month, was arrested again after the car he was driving was clocked
going 102 miles per hour on a major freeway, state police said on
Thursday.
State troopers pulled over the rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons,
on Wednesday after the Chrysler 300 he was driving was caught on radar
exceeding the freeway's 65 mph speed limit, said Bart Graves, an Arizona
Department of Public Safety spokesman.
A check showed Simmons' license was revoked. He was cited and released
early on Thursday on suspicion of criminal speeding, driving on a
suspended and revoked license and reckless driving.
The vehicle was turned over to the passenger, who was the registered
owner, Graves said.
The incident is the latest in a series of run-ins with the law in
Arizona for Simmons, 40, who has been arrested at least six times in the
last three years on a variety of charges.
He was released on July 19 from a Yuma, Ariz., prison after serving
seven months for violating probation, after admitting to breaking the
rules by drinking alcohol at a concert.
Simmons was cited six times for rules infractions during his stay in
prison, including failing to submit to a drug test that delayed his
release.
Simmons, whose albums include "It's Dark and Hell is Hot" and "Flesh of
My Flesh, Blood of My Blood," returned to the recording studio upon his
release from prison.
An attorney for the rapper did not immediately return calls seeking
comment.
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