Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Marion `` Suge '' Knight was arrested Wednesday in Los Angeles on a misdemeanor traffic violation and an outstanding warrant , police said . The arrest occurred about 12:30 a.m. , and the rap music mogul was taken to the Los Angeles County Jail , where he was held on $ 20,000 bail , said Officer Cleon Joseph , who did not have details about the warrant or the violation . The 48-year-old music mogul has had previous run-ins with the law . In February 2012 , Las Vegas police stopped Knight , who was driving a black Bentley , and said they found less than an ounce of marijuana in the vehicle . He was ticketed for making an unsafe lane change . In December 2010 , Knight was arrested at a suburban Los Angeles outdoor shopping mall for failing to appear in court on a traffic violation . At the time , the co-founder of Death Row Records had a warrant issued for failure to appear in court . Knight rose to fame and fortune after founding his record label in 1991 and signing artists who included Snoop Doggy Dogg ( who now goes by the name Snoop Lion ) and Tupac Shakur . Knight was in Las Vegas with Shakur in 1996 when the rapper was shot to death . Shortly afterward , Knight spent several years in prison for violating parole on assault and weapons convictions . That prison time , along with Shakur 's death , feuds between Knight and a number of rappers , and desertions by Dr. Dre , Snoop and others , contributed to the label 's bankruptcy in 2006 .
He is being held on $ 20,000 bail at the Los Angeles County Jail . He had an outstanding warrant , was released early Wednesday for a traffic violation , police say . The decade - old rap mogul co - founded Death Row Records .