King’s 1991 traffic arrest and beating by four Los Angeles police officers became national news, and subsequently shaped America’s conversation on police brutality.

He was booked into jail for investigation of DUI, and bail was set at $2,500.

Riverside County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Courtney Donowho said no arraignment date has been set.

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King was behind the wheel of a 1994 Mitsubishi when he was pulled over in Moreno Valley, in Southern California’s Riverside County, the city’s police department reported. Officers saw King — who has acknowledged a longstanding drinking problem — commit “several traffic violations,” a police statement said.

“A preliminary evaluation of the driver indicated he was possibly driving while impaired. The subject was transported to the Moreno Valley Police Department for a further evaluation,” police said. He was booked after that further evaluation, they said.

King’s 1991 beating by Los Angeles police officers after a traffic stop left him with skull fractures and brain and kidney damage. It was captured on video by a nearby resident, and four officers were indicted as a result.

But their trial the following year led to three acquittals and a mistrial in the predominantly white suburb of Simi Valley, verdicts that set off three days of riots in African-American neighborhoods. By the time it was over, 55 people were dead, more than 2,000 were hurt, and property damage exceeded $1 billion.

Two of the officers were later convicted of federal civil rights charges, and King won $3.8 million in damages from the city in a civil suit.

King was on parole for robbery at the time of the beating and has had several run-ins with the law in the ensuing years. He served a 90-day jail term in 1996 for a hit-and-run involving his wife at the time, and pleaded guilty in 2004 to reckless driving and driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

In March, he was cited for driving without a license after being pulled over in Arcadia, California.

This report was taken from CNN Wire Staff

A massive interagency roundup last week netted dozens of wanted fugitives.

 The Detroit police worked with a team of local, state and federal agencies to execute Operation Hemingway, which is a joint effort to get some of the most dangerous wanted felons off the streets.

Authorities arrested people who were known offenders and had new warrants out on charges of murder or assault with intent to murder and parole violations from convictions for similar offenses.

“Because we know that today’s carjacker or armed robber may be tomorrow’s murderer, we went after anyone we could find who had a valid warrant for gun crimes or other violent offenses,” said Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans. “In addition to closing numerous previous violent crimes, I have not doubt we also have prevented countless more from occurring.”

Out of 100 people targeted by police during the weeklong initiative, 72 arrests were made.

Seven of the suspects arrested were wanted for murder, eight were wanted for attempted murder and nearly 20 were wanted on charges of armed robbery, carjacking and rape.

“We got a group of guys for carjacking, which happened to be for a ring, that are now out of business,” said Evans.

Agencies that participated in Operation Hemingway are: Detroit Police Department; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Michigan State Police; United States Marshals Service; High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area; Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.

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