Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (28-7) was arrested and held on $25,000 bail after he fled from a few traffic accidents in Costa Mesa, California on Tuesday afternoon. According to authorities, a report was received of an accident on 55 Freeway in which a large Ford pickup truck struck another vehicle and drove away from the scene of the crime.
While on patrol, a Costa Mesa officer spotted the same F-350 with a large mural of a shirtless Jackson on its side, strike another automobile and again depart from the collision without stopping.
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The officer followed the truck fleeing toward Newport and signaled for the driver to pull over to the side of the road. The operator of the four-wheeled monstrosity, Jackson, 30, ignored the officer's instruction and he continued to drive like a psychotic lush without a conscience or a cause.
After a brief chase, Jackson, who starred in the Pride organization before becoming a force in the UFC, finally stopped his truck and ended his vehicular rampage of terror.
Jackson, a born again Christian who knocked out Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell 90 seconds into their 2007 rematch, was charged with felony hit and run and and felony evading arrest.
July has been a difficult month for the native of Memphis, Tennessee. Two weeks ago, Jackson lost his title to Forrest Griffin (16-4), 29, and two days ago he lost his dignity.
Jackson needs to get his life in order and he needs to do so quickly. If he doesn't, he'll simply go down as another man who wasted his ample talents and let his skills become rampaged by a lack of focus and discipline.
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about 1 month ago
It's really a bizarre story and makes zero sense to me.
The cops found no evidence of drugs or alcohol and he was completely sober. Yet he was driving on a blown-out tire, ignored instructions from the police while talking on his cell phone, played hit-and-run with a few cars, drove on the sidewalk, then tried to flee the scene when there's a life-size decal image of himself plastered on the side of the truck?
Just weird. Whatever the reason is, I hope he gets his mind on straight and is doing OK. He's one of my favorite PRIDE fighters and has a great personality to match his physical talent.
from about 1 month ago
Hey, Marco....
Got job with your comments....I actually am embarrassed because I think I kind of rushed this article for my other site and I omitted the flat-tire and cell phone factors....
Thanks for helping make my rushed story complete with your remarks!
Thanks for your read, buddy!
about 1 month ago
No problem, man =)
about 1 month ago
Was he arrested again today? TMZ is reporting that.
from about 1 month ago
Holy Christ...Didn't hear that...I gotta get a look....Thanks for the read, guys!!
from about 1 month ago
Let me check that, buddy....
Didn't see that yet....
Christ....Is this a Tyson-like breakdown that he will never recover from?
about 1 month ago
..yeah i just heard he was taken to the loony bin for mental evaluation..
from about 1 month ago
Thanks for the add, Stoker!
Good luck with your MMA writings....
My best!
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