Rodney King
Recipient of the most celebrated beatdown in Los Angeles history.
Timeline
| 2 Apr 1965 |
Rodney King born, Sacramento CA. |
| 1987 |
Receives probation after beating his wife. |
| 1989 |
Jailed for robbery of a convenience store, assault. |
| 27 Dec 1990 |
Paroled. |
| 3 Mar 1991 |
LAPD beatdown. |
| 29 Apr 1992 |
Rodney King Riot: (52 killed, 3,000 wounded) |
| 1994 |
Receives $3.8M civil settlement from the City of Los Angeles. |
| 1999 |
Convicted of spousal abuse, San Bernardino County. |
| 29 Sep 2001 |
Police arrest Rodney King in Pomona, California for indecent exposure and being high on PCP. |
| Oct 2001 |
Pleads no contest to PCP and indency charges. |
| 13 Apr 2003 |
Police arrest Rodney King in Rialto, California for crashing his Ford Expedition into a house while high on PCP. He suffers a fractured pelvis in the accident. |
| 11 Oct 2003 |
Police arrest Rodney King in Rialto, California for punching his girlfriend in the stomach. |
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