( CNN ) -- Rapper DMX had another run-in with police in South Carolina this week , ending with a citation for marijuana possession . The arrest in Greer , South Carolina , comes four weeks after he was charged with drunken driving in Greenville , just one town away . DMX -- whose real name is Earl Simmons -- was a passenger in a Ford F-350 truck stopped by police for allegedly making an improper lane change Tuesday night , according to the police report . The police report said the officer immediately recognized Simmons , 42 , and knew that there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in court for a previous charge . The officer reported seeing `` a bag of green plant material I knew to be marijuana '' on the passenger door where Simmons was sitting . The rapper denied it was his and then told police he `` had breathing trouble . '' `` At this point , Mr. Simmons became very aggressive with his words and was making multiple idle threats , '' the police report said . `` The smell of alcohol coming from his person became very strong . '' Simmons was placed under arrest for the warrant and also cited for simple possession of marijuana . He was booked into the Greer jail , but released on bail hours later , a police spokesman said . Hip-hop highs : Long on lyrics , short on rehab . The artist 's publicist defended DMX in a written statement to CNN Wednesday . `` Although officers pulled them over for a minor traffic violation , DMX was asked to step outside so they can search the vehicle , '' Domenick Nati said . `` Officers then claimed that they found bags of marijuana in the floorboard and arrested X . No drugs were found on DMX or the other passengers and the alleged bags of marijuana were never shown to DMX or the other passengers . '' Anitra Rhodes , 39 , was charged with improper lane change and simple possession of marijuana after three bags of suspected marijuana were found under the driver 's seat , the police report said . Nati said Rhodes is DMX 's assistant . On July 26 , troopers in Greenville pulled over in a 1978 Plymouth station wagon after spotting it traveling erratically , the South Carolina Highway Patrol said . DMX , who was driving , was given a field sobriety test and failed , the agency said . South Carolina authorities : DMX arrested , accused of DUI . The rapper was charged with driving under the influence , driving without a license and driving without a seat belt . DMX has faced various criminal charges in the past , including probation violation , illegal drug possession and animal cruelty . Maricopa County , Arizona , authorities said he was arrested five times after August 2007 . That included a May 2008 arrest on drug and animal cruelty charges , when Simmons attempted to barricade himself inside his Cave Creek home , sheriff 's deputies said . Simmons also ran into trouble while in prison , being placed on `` lockdown status '' and forced to eat only bread and water for `` jailhouse infractions . '' In February 2009 , he threw a food tray in anger at a corrections officer , according to the sheriff 's office . In 2010 he was sent to prison after violating his probation . Four days later DMX was admitted to the Flamenco Mental Health unit for an undisclosed disorder . CNN 's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report .
NEW : `` No drugs were found on DMX or the other passengers , '' his publicist says . The officer recognized DMX and knew there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest . The arrest comes Wednesday after the South Carolina Highway Patrol was charged with drunk driving in marijuana , marijuana DMX was released after being cited for simple possession of S.C. .