PHOENIX — Rapper DMX has been arrested for the second time in a week, this time after he was indicted on felony drug possession and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
The Maricopa County sheriff’s office says it raided DMX’s north Phoenix home early Friday. They say he tried to barricade himself in his bedroom as a SWAT team entered but then came out.
The indictment stems from an August search of the rapper’s home prompted by reports of dogs being abused on his property. The 37-year-old’s real name is Earl Simmons.
Attorney Murray Richman says he told his client to expect such a raid after his efforts to make DMX available to law enforcement were rebuffed. He says the animal cruelty charges are not supported by the evidence.
DMX was also arrested Tuesday after speed-enforcement cameras captured him going 114 mph on a suburban Phoenix freeway.
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