BREAKING: Rampage Arrested After Hit-and-Run
(Photos courtesy of TMZ.com)
Big trouble in the Thirty Mile Zone:
Former UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson got busted just minutes ago, and is currently in custody on the way to the clink, but not before he was [ordered] on the ground, cops nearby with guns drawn.
Law enforcement sources tell us, Rampage was in a car crash near Newport Beach (that's near Laguna Beach in the O.C.) and then split the scene. Cops gave chase and eventually caught up and charged him with felony hit and run and felony evading arrest.
Here's the deal about the dumbest hit and run ever. Notice the truck he tried evading police in — the one with the giant picture of him plastered on the side!
We're told there could be additional charges. No word yet on whether Rampage resisted arrest.
A couple more details from the Daily Pilot via Bloody Elbow:
Jackson, the driver of a lifted, gray pick-up truck left crashed cars, shredded tires and sparks in his wake this afternoon when he led police on a short pursuit from the southbound 55 freeway exit onto Newport Boulevard where he hit at least three cars, police said.
The driver hit two cars at 19th Street and Newport Boulevard, then drove away at about 1:13 p.m., Lt. Paul Dondero said. A Costa Mesa police officer saw the driver southbound approaching 17th Street and tried to pull him over, police said. There, he hit at least one more car before continuing to run, now heading south toward the Balboa Peninsula, Dondero said. Some time after that, the truck blew a tire but continued to drive on its rims, Dondero said.
Jackson eventually gave up, pulled over and was arrested, police said. The whole chase lasted about five minutes, Dondero said.
I know that first picture looks like a movie shoot, or at the very least an episode of Punk'd gone FUBAR, but the situation is unfortunately real. Please, Quinton — one little loss is no reason to begin a dramatic downward spiral. More details to come...
UPDATE (8:45 p.m. ET): "There were no indications of drug or alcohol use by Rampage Jackson at the time of his arrest." Jackson is being held at the Costa Mesa City Jail in lieu of a $25,000.00 bail.
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Anonymous Says:
Why in the hell would you run from the police in a vehicle that has your picture posted on the side??? I bet you he wishes he was driving his R8 and not the truck.
kablamo Says:
HOLY SHIT!!
homegrowncone Says:
Sweet , that will get him his rematch for sure!
rolltide Says:
This sucks, what was he on when he did this shit?
MMA Extreme Says:
Holy shit what was he thinking? I can;t wait to hear an explanation. My first thought was "Punk'd" too, but damn..
Kimbo's Lice Says:
"Juanito Ibarra vowed to protest the charges, which he described as 'bullshit'.
'We got framed,' Ibarra told TMZ Tuesday afternoon. 'You have to have probable cause to arrest the champion'."
Clue-by-Four Says:
Where's the video? I want to see Mongo kick out Quinton's passenger window.
DonnyG Says:
Kimbo's Lice, you are a funny mo fo. I was trying to think of something funny to say but you nailed it, right out of the gate.
DonnyG Says:
In one of the other pictures you can see the shredded front left tire that forced him to stop.
BIG CHRIS Says:
What kind of punishment is going to be handed down by Dana White for this one....maybe he will have to start working full time training JT Money!!! That would be a horrible punishment.....I see fellow inmates getting choked unconcious at the Orange County Jail!!!
Blackleg Says:
I suppose I need not mention (again) that while incredibly likable he's got little more going upstairs than a Woody Woodpecker cartoon on a loop.
Generally speaking people people run because of one or more of the following reasons:
1. Drunk/High.
2. Have warrants.
3. Will lose their license with another accident charged.
4. Are stupid and think they'll be able to 'lose' the cops with their super-highspeed driving skill they picked up from watching the Bourne series.
Immak Says:
So, do those t-shirt contests still happen? I nominate Kimbo's Lice again if so :P
natureboy Says:
I hear they rape people in prison.
Craw Pop Says:
This is Ridiculous.
First the phantom leg injury to allow forrest to take his title...
now he has guns pointed at him while lying on the side of the road face down.
You get what you deserve Rampage.
About the leg injury, Chuck took about 50 leg kicks and still never limped once against the Dean of Mean.
Rampage sucks, go to Dream and beat up on some cans over there.
dixie dog Says:
wow this is impressive!! well you know what they say "you can take em out the ghetto but you cant take the ghetto out of them". this is just his true memphis side coming out!!
C-Bus Allstar Says:
Kimbo's Lice for fucking president.
The Survivalist Says:
I predict Drugs or Booze are involved. Shame.
perkedel Says:
Craw Pop is an uninformed affliction-shirt-wearer cock-sucking douchebag.
Howie Says:
Is anyone else remembering Jackson, Dana and Forrest sitting in Dana's office when they were giving JTMoney the boot? I do believe the Jackson said "Ya, uh, you can't have anyone like that representin' your cumptney"
Jesus H Christ what the fuck was he thinking? The only thing that would have made this sweeter is a Rodney King esque beat down with Rampage power slamming one of the officers that were trying to lock a triangle.
I have to admit the very second I read the post I was thinking that this must be gag and might check to see if its April 1st or not.
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OH MY FREAKING GOD Says:
^
Scottie G Says:
I live in Newport RIGHT where this happened, and it blows my mind.
According to the articles I've read, the first accident happened on the 55 freeway. That is a 5 lane highway that ends and becomes Newport Blvd.
It is ALWAYS busy, because everyone is going to the beach....how did Rampage hit 2 cars on the freeway that has 5 lanes and traffic at about 15-20 mph, because everyone is waiting for the lights.
And then he is stupid enough to flee the scene TOWARDS the beach, he went right down past 17th, which ends up on the beach front. Where he hit ANOTHER car, again, it was probably parked or going 10 mph....no one is going fast around those parts, too many tourists.
He got pulled over on the Balboa Peninsula probably because it is a dead end, which has 3+ million beach homes, everyone has Bentleys and Range Rovers, not 4x4 with pictures on the side....he must have been retarded drunk to try and run.
PS- I also saw Rampage in Vegas on Sunday, at Rehab at the Hard Rock...and when I said whats up to him, he couldn't even say it back without slurring his speech...he was wasted at 11am.
Jeremyjackson Says:
In a related story, Forest Griffin and Chuck Liddell were apprehended by Vegas authorities for an Al-qaeda-like plot to blow up the Mandelay Bay casino.....
Tsname Says:
I just like that picture of the two officers checking the cab... I think Rampage's career is hiding out back there.
Jeremyjackson Says:
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2008/7/15/572287/bloodyelbow-com-exclusive
Apparently he wasn't high or drunk... so what the hell was he doing?!!
Anonymous Says:
u can take a nigger out of the hood but you cant take the hood out of a nigger
forrest griffen Says:
u can take a nigger out of the hood but you cant take the hood out of a nigger
Will Emero II Says:
Wow, finally an MMA fighter who lives up to his nickname. 'Rampage', indeed.
Armbreaker Says:
Kimbo's Lice is hilarious. Ibarra also promised to quit if Rampage is convicted.
Dota Says:
Rofl that pic needs to be a caption contest for sure, already some winners here.
CG Says:
That shredded tire is a horrible advertisement for Toyo.
kimbos lice Says:
is gay
shutupandfight Says:
some of Forrest's tactics apparently rubbed off.
Twist Says:
No alcohol or drugs huh? I can't even begin to imagine. Dana must have crapped his pants. If Rampage had won, would he have been in this same place making the same decision? He has the money to post, will have have the balls to make a statement tomorrow?
T BONE Says:
Anything Kimbo's Lice says must be written into our new religion
Jeff Says:
*facepalm*
Hammer Says:
My guess is that hes probably been on edge for any number of reasons, possibly including his loss, got cut off or something in traffic on the freeway, then flipped out into a bad case of road rage.
I just hope he mans up to his mistakes, does whatever he can to make the situation right, then moves on with his career a wiser person.
KG Says:
According to a new UFC press release, John Cochran's ghost will be representing Quinton Ramone Jackson of Irvine, CA. "If the tire split, you must acquit" said Cochran's mummified corpse on Tuesday. "Rampage is innocent until proven guilty" barked Cochran's spirit. More details coming soon.
KG Says:
According to a new UFC press release, Johnny Cochran's ghost will be representing Quinton Ramone Jackson of Irvine, CA. "If the tire split, you must acquit" said Cochran's mummified corpse on Tuesday. "Rampage is innocent until proven guilty" barked Cochran's spirit. More details coming soon.
thesportsaffiliate.com Says:
What a wack job. The scary thing is that Dana White is bailing this guy out of jail. Is he going to get him some mental help or is he just going to put this dude in a fight as soon as possible ?
Danny McBride Says:
THUG LIFE!!
Jakey Says:
Hope this doesnt spoil his chances of being in the A team
Kim Couture is a cunt Says:
Word is he was doin coke, just spoke with a buddy that was partying with him earlier. Fuckin shitty.
ADW Says:
Goddamn Rampage!!!! What the fuck was he thinking! Of all the shit to happen. I can't imagine what Dana White's Tidy Whitey's look like right now.
walrus Says:
hahahahahaha @ Kimbo's Lice
I know, it's been said.
jhc Says:
god's warrior indeed.
Told ya so Says:
I find this timing incredible, considering all of the posts a few days ago where Mac Danzig was getting ripped by a bunch of idiots on here who called him racist for saying Rampage acted like a thug. Well, there you go.... Morons.
Gray Says:
Just goes to show that sooner or later, the nigger always comes out.
Paulito25 Says:
Is that George Sotiropoulos in the second picture? This is starting to look like a frame job.
I was also curious if most people who read this site are from the south? Just throwing that out there.
Teachbug Says:
I'm afraid there will be only ONE judge this time, and it will go to a decision, and I'm afraid it will be a Unanimous decision.
Hey Rampage you lose AGAIN!
But because I love ya Rampage I gotta say: " This is bullshit! Rampage did waaaay more damage than the cops, he had more hits, and they didnt even get a good swing in!
This is absolutely fucking fixed, and set up. I bet the Governor of Califirnia told those racist fucking cops to go harass him and chase him, and make him do stupid shit, so they can keep him down man!
It's because he is BLACK! It's racial man, I just know it!
The NAACP when asked for a statement had this to say: "Fuck them white folks, Ima tell ya what, we iz tired of dat shit, so we iz gonna sick Jesse jackson on their band-aid colored asses!"
The newly formed "whitefolks coalition" rebuked that with: " ummmm gosh darn it, we have no idea why the rather large negro man went off his nut, but we still believe it was meth...thats our story , and we are sticking to it, ummm yeah!" OH by the way, EXACTLY which church does Jesse preside over? Can we get an AMEN on that?"
Meanwhile back in jail, Rampage says: "I aint good at acting....C.H.I.P's whipped my ass!"
Blackneck Says:
Gray... amazing that you had enough synapses fire to come up with that brilliant conclusion.
Did Rampage do something stupid? Sure. Stupid permeates all ethnicities, races, etc. You're doing a fine job demonstrating this fact.