A man who was allegedly run over by former hip-hop mogul Marion "Suge" Knight in Compton was granted immunity from Los Angeles County prosecutors to prevent his testimony Monday from being used against him, according to the LA Times.
Even with immunity, Cle "Bone" Sloan revealed little and repeatedly claimed that he could not remember who was driving Knight's truck the night he was run over.
Sloan, 51, was in court Monday for Knight's preliminary hearing. The former boss of Death Row Records was charged with murder and attempted murder for allegedly running over Terry Carter, 55, who was killed and Sloan, who was only injured on Jan. 29 outside of Tam's Burgers. Knight has pleaded not guilty.
Authorities say the incident was a violent conclusion to an argument that had started earlier that day.
Sloan was on a Compton film set promoting the upcoming film "Straight Outta Compton" about the rap group NWA when Knight arrived, according to police. Sloan was an intermediary between local gangs and the film's producers.
Discussing Knight, Sloan testified Monday that "he always gets under my skin."
Prosecutors read aloud from a transcript of comments Sloan reportedly told detectives after the dispute. In it, Sloan allegedly told Knight he "got the white folks scared" on set and asked him to leave.
Sloan became emotional on the stand Monday and started crying. He said he couldn't recall a lot about the incident itself.
"I don't want it to get misconstrued that I told on this man," he said, referring to Knight. "I'm no snitch. I will not be used to send Suge Knight to prison."
Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Barnes kept referring to the transcript of Sloan's conversation with police. She asked him if he recognized Knight at the burger restaurant that night.
"No ma'am," Sloan replied.
Barnes asked Sloan if Knight was the one who was driving the truck that injured him. "I can't say this man ran me over," Sloan replied.
Barnes read a segment of the transcript where Sloan reportedly told detectives that he punched Knight in the face and "we started fighting." On Monday, however, Sloan said that he did not recall saying anything like that.
Sloan admitted that he may have "embellished" his comments to detectives while also failing to recall several key details about the incident.
The deadly crash resulted in two fractured ankles, torn ligaments in both knees and 17 stiches on his head.
Sloan just shook his head when the judge said he believed he was being deliberately deceptive.
A coroner testified that Carter was killed by blunt-force trauma after he was run over. Barnes used a photo of a bloodied and bruised Carter to show the coroner.
Knight has been hospitalized several times throughout these court hearings and his attorney says that he is not getting proper medical care.
