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Prior to turning over to police, troubled rapper Earl "DMX" Simmons released a video statement defending his decision to accept time for a crime he committed in 2002.
X believes accepting the punishment of his past crime will help better him.
“What’s going on today is that I’m going to turn myself in…Me and my crew, we came to the conclusion that would be best. It was something that happened years ago, a driving infraction…I like L.A., I like the fans, I like to come out here to work. I wanna get that over with…It’s one of the first steps in regaining everything I lost…My relationship with God has gotten so much stronger. He’s always had his hand on me. He always guided me. I didn’t always go where he wanted me to go. But he always had me. Now that I’m actually listening and being obedient, life is so much better.” (All Hip Hop)
Details on X’s decision to turn himself over to authorities landed online Monday (July 26) evening.
DMX turned himself in to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Courthouse on Monday afternoon (July 26) at about 2:30 p.m. to begin serving a 90-day sentence stemming from a 2002 reckless driving charge, according to his attorney. X was arrested for DUI way back in ’02, but reached a plea deal for a lesser charge of reckless driving, the rapper’s lawyer, Aja Southern, told MTV News on Monday. Southern alleged that a series of events, including X having to serve time in an Arizona jail on an unrelated charge, had caused her client to postpone his L.A. sentence. (MTV)
According to initial reports, X would turn himself over to the authorities sometime this week.
TMZ has learned rapper DMX is planning to surrender to authorities in a Los Angeles courtroom and begin serving jail time in connection to a crime he committed “5 or 6 years ago” … this according to X’s manager. X’s manager tells us she’s not sure about the nature of the crime — but insists that DMX is “focused” on taking care of all of his past legal issues so he can move on with his life. (TMZ)
The rapper was freed from behind bars after serving three quarters of a six-month sentence earlier this month.
DMX is finally out of the dog house. XXLMag.com has learned that the troubled rapper, born Earl Simmons, was freed from an Arizona jail today (July 6). X’s criminal defense attorney, Glenn Allen, confirmed with XXL that the Yonkers-bred MC was released after serving four months of a six-month sentence. As previously reported, the Yonkers MC was locked up on March 9 for for five counts of violating his probation, all of which were related to cocaine abuse. The Ruff Ryder was on probation for throwing a food tray at an officer while locked up on drug, theft and animal abuse charges last year. (XXL Mag)
Check out DMX’s video statement below:
