"Suge" Knight taken by ambulance from court

LOS ANGELES - Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was taken from a Los Angeles courthouse Thursday for an undisclosed medical issue.

Knight, 49, was scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment on a criminal threats charge and for a scheduling hearing in a robbery case, but he never appeared in the courtroom.

Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman Mary Hearn says Knight was taken away by ambulance but there was no information explaining why.

The Sheriff's Department did not have any immediate information on Knight's condition.

Knight was charged with robbery after a photographer reported that Knight and comedian Katt Williams stole her camera in September. Knight has pleaded not guilty to robbery and prosecutors recently added a criminal threats charge.

Williams also pleaded not guilty.

Knight, the former head of Death Row Records, is also charged in a separate case with murder, attempted murder and two counts of hit-and-run for allegedly running down two men following an argument in Compton, Calif., on Jan. 29, killing one and injuring the other. He has pleaded not guilty.

On February 3, Knight appeared in court on those charges and had to be transported to a hospital following the hearing after complaining of chest pains.