The details of Quinton “Rampage” Jackon’s arrest Tuesday have spread across the globe as both mainstream media and the MMA world are reporting the gritty details of the former UFC light heavyweight champion’s brush with the law.
Yahoo!Sports.com writers Kevin Iole and Dave Meltzer, two of the most connected and influential mainstream journalists covering MMA, wrote that Dana White, UFC president, flew to California to post Jackson’s $25,000 bail.
He apparently posted bail this morning; however, there are no details at this time as to who sprung him.
The fact that Jackson was driving a 2008 Ford F-350 with his own picture on the side has ensured the media will have a field day. Even if the incident did not involve a recognizable celebrity, the facts would make news of the weird items across the country.
The Associated Press version of the story ran in at least 85 newspapers in the United States and beyond this morning.
It notes the 30-year-old fighter was booked into Orange County Jail for investigation of felony evading, hit and run and reckless driving.
The arrest came after Costa Mesa, Calif., police saw Jackson’s truck, complete with his image and logos for one of his main sponsors, Toyo Tires, involved in numerous collisions. During the five-minute chase, it has been reported, he also drove on the sidewalk and thee wrong side of the road.
Jackson was taken into custody at gunpoint. An image first posted by TMZ.com shows the fighter laying on the pavement as police approach.
Nobody was injured.
Jackson dropped a controversial decision to Forrest Griffin at UFC 86 in Las Vegas only 11 days ago. The Irvine, Calif., fighter earned about $300,000 in that fight.
Check out the arrest video of Rampage after the jump, as well as a video interview that Rampage conducted just one day prior to the incident. He seems a bit off.
Arrest video:
Day before arrest:
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A Rampage on a rampage…. hopefully no one was hurt.
Your so clever you didn’t steal that from ESPN.com/Sherdog or anything did u?
No I didn’t. I suppose more than one person can think the same way.
No, I did not. I guess more than one person can think the same way… not that this one was rocket science anyway.
Take a minute to read the thread…no one was injured.
there are alot of websites reporting that rampage has been hospitolized and was deemed unfit medically to be booked. its sounds real bad, maybee like a nervous breakdown. it also sounded like that there wee no drugs or alcohol involved at the time of the incident, so it does sound like it was something mental.
Rampage was sober according to an employee of the hospital. You are probably right, he is having some sort of mental breakdown. I really hope he gets it together. I am not his biggest fan, but I don’t want to see this sort of thing happen to anyone.
Very sad.
me niether. yahoo.com is one of the sites i read about this, so it is most likely true. his life, not his career is whats most important now.
I hope he gets his life straight. A guy with that much talent and marketability… it’s sad to see him have issues like that. Dumb move.
leave dr harfouche your life would be better.you have been on a down fall since you hook up with him.
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just in on tmz
Watch out pedestrians — Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was just released into the wild.
After being refused from a Orange County jail for being “medically unfit” — Rampage was treated an O.C. hospital and released on $25,000 bail.
I suspect Rampage is off his meds or needs to take meds… could be bipolar or something of that nature. Just a guess.
Or he could have a thyroid problem, that would also explain his bizzare behavior… being off of thyroid medication would explain a lot of it.
I had a girlfriend who was bipolar AND had issues with her thyroid. When she was off her meds, WHEW……..watch out brother. CRRRRAAAAAAZYYYYYYYYY!
this will definitely bankrupt him!! He was reportedly driving on the center divide as well as on the sidewalk, forcing pedestrians to jump out of the way.
on a side note, did anyone else hear about BJ Penn being arrested again after another nightclub incident a few weeks back?
damn, my heart goes out to him. He is probably depressed, and is definitely on some kind of drug, so much stuttering in the second video. Hopefully this will be his only bump in the road and not turn it into a mud slide.
well, in my professional opinion, you’ll see rehab, perhaps jail and definitely lawsuits. too bad, but a bad loss + depression could equal suicide, better get caught now than found dead!!!
wow, he’ll be in rehab, possibly jail and definitely sued…it’s too bad!!
Rampage done lost it.
Honestly, I hope he was all F’d up and tripping on acid, because if that’s the real Quinton Jackson, than not only his career, but his life is in trouble.
WOW, two weeks ago he was the invincible, undisputed LHW champion of the world. Fast forward to present and he lost to Forrest Griffin and lost his mind.
dana white flew out and bailed rampage out.
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hey mike you get my email?
c-war – From the “day before” interview, he definitely looks mentally and emotionally lost. There was a time in my late 20s when I hit a depression, and the way he is talking reminds me of the way my mind was working at the time… all over the place.
Looks like straight-up depression to me. Hope he sees a sports psychologist; they’ve been known to do wonders helping other athletes.
This won’t bankrupt him, it will just give him more of a badboy image. remeber bad advertising is still advertising. The funny thing is he was wearing Affliction Jeans.
talk about taking the loss badly…
Oh, man. I hope he gets his crap together. I gained even more respect for him after his gracious defeat to Forrest. I hope this is a done deal and not the beginning of the end for Rampage.
“Gracious defeat to Forrest”
Are you kidding? I don’t think there was anything gracious about.
Yea, and he said I want to spend eternity together with the Dr. WTF??? He said hes being trained by God??? And if we dont like him we dont like God??? He had to be on something!!! Atleast I hope he was, cause if he wasnt, the next guy he fights is getting their ear bit off!!!
lmao, this is a sad story really but this comment is hilarious.
JV, I can’t watch the video at work. But an employee of the hospital he was taken to called into a radio station here and said Rampage was SOBER! I guess Forrest hits harder than he thought!
I still find it hard to believe he could do that sober.
LMAO!!! Rampage must have had his brain cells in his knee then cause thats where Forrest hurt him. If Rampage was sober then he must have had something on him to run like that. This is just crazy!!! Even though I’m not a fan I hope he gets his sh!t staight.
I don’t think Rampage was sober. Watch that video real closely because I swear I saw Rampage pull out a flask..but it was just a glimpse really so it may have been his cell phone. But my first thought was it was a flask and then he started talking about that doctor and not making much sense so it seemed to me he was drinking. Then again, when does Rampage really make sense when he talks? I really only understand about 75% of what he says anyways…
He sounded like he was on a manic high. He may have bipolar disorder or something.
Speech Disruptions
* Rapid, pressured speech
* Incoherent speech (generally not present in hypomania)
* Clang associations: the association of words based on their sound
Impaired Judgment
* Lack of insight
* Inappropriate humor
* Inappropriate behaviors
* Impulsive behaviors
* Financial extravagance
* Grandiose thinking
Thanks for the knowledge.
Referring to his post fight interview with Joe Rogan not to the above video.
Then backstage he said he didn’t lose, and his trainer/manager Juanito was very vocal even saying they were going to protest the decision.
Juanito needs to stop churping like a Juanita.
sounds like hes been smoking crack since the loss
He sounds like he is on some drugs.
Yeah… lil snorty snort – out of your system in 10 days. Drug of choice for athletes.
Definitely something ain’t right with him.
2-3 DAYS MOST
He’s gonna go the way pf Mike Tyson after he lost his title. Next he will turn to the Koran and say how is going to eat Wandy’s children.
I live 10 min from where he was arrested. An employee of the hospital where he was taken called into a radio show here and said Rampage was CLEAN & SOBER!
thats worse in my opinion if he doesnt have any excuse for doing some crazy stuff like that
regardless he will be in prison for a while. a hit and run charge is no joke along with evading police. this guy is in some serious trouble
no prison time unless he has priors.
yeah man, he has priors… hence why he was bitching about not being able to fight in canananananadia
we’ll have to see what those prior convictions are and how long ago he was convicted to have an accurate prediction of the sentence, assuming he is convicted. i see him pleading guilty and getting a 6-12 month suspended jail sentence. loss of license 6-12 months and probation for maybe 12-18 months. i see these charges pretty often and they almost never lead to jail time unless the offender is a habitual offender and even then they only serve a few months. it could’ve been worse had he hurt someone.
it’s tough to say what the outcome will be not know what those prior convictions are and how long ago he was convicted. i see him pleading guilty and probably getting a sentence of 6-12 months jail time suspended for one year loss of drivers license 6-12 months and probation 12-18 months. my guess is he has a dozen or charges filed against him most will be dropped, the DA and rampages lawyer will work out the rest. jail time is unlikely from the few facts i have heard. if he has been admitted to a hospital for and emotional or mental reason there would have to be a hearing on his mental state to determine if he can stand trial and no one would be able to bail him out, not even dana. i have never heard of someone not being “booked” because of mental illness, what i have seen is everyone who breaks the law is arrested, explained their rights and charged no matter what, in the hospital or in the cruiser.
Must have been pretty recent priors because he never has issues getting to Japan to fight.
well maybe not for the hit and run but evading police while driving on sidewalks and nearly killing some pedestrians is pretty serious, I’d be pretty shocked if he doesnt get any time for this. I mean Marashawn Lynch didn’t get time for a hit and run but he wasnt involved in a high speed chase where he drove on sidewalks and into oncoming traffic. Rampage but a lot of people’s lives in jeopardy by doing that.
I smell a chemical imbalance plea, due to meds. temporary insanity.
Halle Berry got away with it. Brandi killed a chick and got away with it.
Men are judged much harsher.
can’t get the video to load.
Nevermind it works now, lmao I hope that music playing in the background isn’t coming from Rampage’s truck.
He seemded like he was on something in the first Vid.
I heard he was also on his cell phone!!! How dare he! That’s illegal in Cali ya know! Rampage sounds like a mess in that interview. He looked like a wreck in the post-fight party photos partying with his shirt off. I can understand drowning your sorrows in a little alcohol but leave your fricken shirt on and don’t be a tool. I guess Juanito can retire now that he won’t have anyone to work with for a while.
there is something definetly not quite right in that interview! it would appear from his comments that the pressure & the spotlight have taken there toll! i pray that he gets it together! not just 4 his career but 4 his childrens sake!
From what I understand, Rampage was huge in Japan. So I think he is used to the limelight.
Looking at other Rampage interviews and that interview….Rampage be on something……wow…unless Forrest hit him hard….but even Forrest says he doesnt hit hard….
sad
ahhh poor Rampage can’t handle loosing! I have see other interviews as well. I recall rampage ranting about not wanting to hear Chuck whinning about loosing aswell as making fun of his beer belly. I think Rampage did every excuse known, 9 months no training, couldn’t sleep, couldn,t eat,couldn’t lift elbow, pulled hamstring. Did i miss anything? Oh ya and ” i know i look fat “. SUCK IT UP PRINCES lossing to forrest has to be hard but he got paid well he may have lost his belt but that is better than lossing respect.
Idiot, none of those were excuses for losing, the eating and not sleeping was after he lossed, he couldnt eat or sleep. The elbow used to be injured but was fixed over the long 9 month lay off that he NEEDED he said. Get it right.
How can nobody feel bad for the guy? He is alwasy joking and having good fun. This really brings me down. I hope he can come back strong.
i never heard chuck whine on and on about his loss, even after the double loss. he got back on the horse alright, even taking it to wandi. but this… this is weak man. loses a close dec (remember chuck got ktfo) so a closs dec, will more than likely get a rematch no worries… and then decides to cry about everything he can…. i used to love the guy… but all this god crap and whining has ended that. hope he doesnt tyson, but really i have no interest in his future now. bring on wandi v liddell for the belt.
Hope he can do what he says and comes back better but man he seems to be a way down just now…
What I find funny in reading comments on this post and in other threads is how people genuinely feel bad for Rampage. What he did is FAR WORSE than what Jesse Taylor did and nearly everyone thought Taylor should never be able to fight for or represent the UFC. I’d love to have been a fly on the wall when Dana went to pick up Rampage.
Jesse was lucky to not have gotten arrested. Malicious destruction of property over $250 and and drunk and disorderly conduct. rampage’s incident is worse no doubt but jesse broke the law as well and didn’t have man up.
What rampage did is just awful, awful, but that doesn’t mean I can’t feel bad for the guy. He seems to be having some mental issues, and if that’s the case he needs help (and fast). The mind is a fragile organ, I hope he doesn’t become too depressed. I’m glad there was no one injured in those crashes, if there were it would be a much different story. But let’s be glad that there weren’t and that page can get his act together soon. We need him healthy and in the UFC, he’s a great fighter and great character. He needs us now more than ever.
I agree and I hope he gets help. I just find it funny how we give people with “social status” a free ride in a way. I don’t think Rampage will beat the charges and get off easy but it’s funny how since no one knew who Jesse Taylor was, 90% of us label him as a punk kid, piece of shit with no respect and doesn’t deserve to be in the UFC. Rampage does something terrible, if not worse, and 90% of the people here feel sorry for him and hopes he gets better and we’ll hopefully see him soon back in the Octagon soon.
I don’t really believe the Jesse story, I really think it was just Dana pulling a white rabit out of a hat trying to get more ratings for the last episode of TUF, but that’s beside the point.
but it wouldn’t surprise me
Yo Guys.. This is unfolding as the fastest turn around in the MMA sport today..2 weeks ago he his the King of the LHW’s in the UFC..endorsements up the culo..in 2weeks he loses his belt..looses his freedom..looses face..he is dropping in an insane rate of speed.. wow.. I would of never thought this all would of played out like this.. You can even make this type of shit up.
we think so alike Phil.
Anybody think he is under the influence of something in the pre video? Hes on something!
What a bonehead move!
people like Rampage & Chuck fall victim to the party lifestyle and this is how they end up…except in Rampage’s case, he is in WAY more trouble than Chuck was.
No doubt. Chuck was always asleep (passed out) before the car chase scene.
On a related note, I just bought two Round 5 Rampage dolls for $10 at a Kay Bee toys out let in mint condition.
once again. all pointless speculation until we hear the real facts over then next few days. but still, people insist on making themselves look like assholes. continue…
oh get off your high horse. no speculation is pointless, thats the freaking point of speculation. now stop swinging on Roadrages nuts and man up to the fact that he messed up in a big way and the least of his problems is that he dropped a u.dec to freaking griffin.
Do you think Dana gave him the “Do you want to be a fuc$king fighter speech” when he walked in to the holding cell? This kinda looks like the same thing with the iceman after losing. To Chuck’s defense he didn’t drive like a maniac and pretend to play grand theft auto vice city in real life but similar. Lost the belt, went in to a little tail spin. Was Chuck’s interview when he was wasted talking about 300 after he lost? Either way Rampage will get a needed break and take a back seat in the UFC for a good year I bet.
nooo Chuck’s interview was actually like 3 or 4 months before Rampage took his belt. Chuck was riding “high” off the Tito WIN
He just had 9 months between fights and promised that he would never do that again. Maybe after the smoke clears he should get back to training rather then sitting around waiting to get in trouble again.
once again, all pointless speculation until the real facts come out over the next few days. but still, people insist on making themselves look like idiots. by all means, continue…
juanito, is that you?
you made your point and everyone read it. now pipe down.
wow what a champion he was…bring on chuck..less then 6 months and chuck has the belt
This was the only way Chuck would get it back. And 4 months after that, Machida will take it from him.
Clearly on the assumption (which I’m not sure of) that Forrest will lose.
NOoooooooooooooooooooooo
that sucks!!!!!
I hope rampage gets it together!!!
Free Rampage!!!!
Manic Depression.
Hardcase, I think we are well beyond speculation at this point. Speculation would be more along the lines of a rumor that Rampage had maybe a run in with the police and might have been arrested.
The hit and run is now a documented fact. We don’t know how much, if any, hard time he will do, true, though it certainly looks like some given the severity of his actions. You don’t get a slap on the wrist for this kind of reckless endangerment and fleeing the police.
It’s career suicide for him, I believe. His sponsors will drop him. He will be out of the MMA scene for awhile most likely. Even if he isn’t, his image will never again be the same. And that is no speculation. Talk about a fall from grace.
A bad ass image doesn’t get you anywhere in the fight game?
what are you talking about?
It took the cops 5 minutes to stop him. We always knew Rampage’s takedown defense was excellent.
good one…
even then, five minutes means the round is up so shouldnt they rest for a minute and let Roadrage have another chance to escape?
Allright, no judgements from me yet. I’ll let the system play itself out. On this subject though, it seems like I remember there being some question as to why Dana and the UFC did not push Rampage into the overall markeing scheme more. Obviously, Dana could have no idea that this would happen, but his [Dana's] comments, if I remember correctly, led me to believe that he was not going to make the face of the UFC someone that was still new, and with no real idea of what kind of “spokesperson” he would make. Whether Dana had previous knowledge to Ramapges’s mental state or not, It is wise to let these guys prove themselves before they spend millions in marketing.
If illegal drugs or alcohol prove to have been a factor, I will lose some sympathy for him. Hopefully not. Either way, I hope Rampage gets his stuff together and can recover from this.
I knew Rampage wasnt the smartest guy in the world and made up for it by acting out but damn I never knew he was this dumb.
forrest busted his GRAPE, he broke the law he pays the price, 6 to 9 months , LA county jail, great place to howl like a wolf, cause every-one else will join in
The good thing..I know he won’t be nobody’s bitch.
Phil…you are clearly not from L.A. There are people in County Jail that would eat Rampage up alive. I doubt he even has to do 1 day in jail but throw a bad ass fighter in to a pen with some real looney toones murders, and people that eat humans and he’ll look like an alter boy in there.
haha thats so true…people who have never been to the pen always think the badass fighter will take all the jail n***as out….man people in jai, are CRAZY, thats why they are there, freakin rapists and murders, they will gang jump Rampage and cut his throat with a spoon if he starts some shit…point is the only cage we want to see Rampage in is the octagon! So I hope he can pull is head out of his arse
It will take a gang or a few shanks to bring Rampage down. They may be crazy but this is Rampage Jackson. He has fought some of the greatest fighters in the world. He can hit hard and he is mean looking. That will intimidate plenty of prisoners. Just a thought though.
That guy has lost it (michael jackson type of lost it) im sure i heard him say i am peter pan!
Pretty soon he will be feeding doing cocaine with Mike Tyson and talking to pigeons.
Hope he gets the proper help, I’m sure Juanito is thinking about retiring now.
Haha I ruined that first sentence oh well.
I’m a Rampage fan through thick and thin (unless he’s selling crack to kids or some REAL evil shit like that), I hope whatever issues he’s having he finds a healthy way to resolve them. War Rampage.
Painkillers due to his leg injury?
Lyoto Machida vs Thiago Silva is booked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i got sick over the weekend and dreamed of that fight!!! thiago’s going to kick machida’s head off!
Oh hell yeah, A good fight, but I don’t believe it will be Machida’s toughest to date. I give it to machida, in similar fashion to EVERY other one of his fights.
I totally agree that Thiago will not be a match for the Dragon, but a victory against and over hyped undefeated fighter should definately propel him into title contention.
wow the bisbing vs leben card just got WAY better! that should be the main event
Machida is fighting Tiago Silva at UFC 89. Dana said if Anderson Silva is unscathed on Saturday he’ll fight on this card. This is going to be an unbelievable card.
Bisping Vs. Leben
Anderson Silva Vs. Okami
Lyoto Machida Vs. Tiago Silva
Sokoudjou Vs. Luiz Cane
Fuck! Isn’t Hamill Vs Franklin on this card too?
GO LYOTO!!! they will not be able to deny him the title after he defeats Silva
He may have been sober when the cops took him in, but he wasn’t sober when he did that interview. I’d say there’s a real strong chance he’s fightin depression. But, even with that, there’s a lot more to this than just depression. His mind just straight wasn’t working right.
It’s almost hard to say the loss threw him into a tailspin, because he’s always said he fights for the money. As long as he’s gettin paid and provides for his family, he’s straight. Well, that doesn’t look very true now. Maybe becoming a big-time celeb state-side got to his ego, and now losing is a ridiculously big deal and threw him for a loop. Regardless, he needs to get some help.
It aint that he’s just a dumb celeb doin stupid stuff. He was clearly mentally unfit. I think he’ll get some treatment and come back just fine. Some stat like 50% of Americans battle a mental illness, some worse than others. So, this sort of thing happens, just maybe not on this level. I feel for him and hope he gets some help and gets right.
another stat: 95% of all stats are made up
I love this guy and I hope he gets his crap together. Forrest and him just had an awesome fight. Hopefully he won’t be in jail when a rematch comes along.
hilarious marvel.com anderson silva interview
http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.4214.Fightin~apos~_Fanboys~colon~_UFC~apos~s_Anderson_Silva
Nice. Thanks for the link.
Depression can be a serious matter. I wish rampage well and hope he returns to good health. im a big fan of his, will still be a fan of his no matter what. he always seemed like a good guy, even away from the cameras when he was meeting fans and signing autographs. i was completely shocked like everyone else, but just wish him the best.
chuck liddell on incident:
“I know Rampage in and out of the ring. He is a great showman in the ring and a smart level-leaded businessman outside of it. I am shocked over this. It’s really out of character for him. I don’t know all the details on what happened, but i just hope everyone involved is ok.”
this is from 411mania.com
I’m really impressed with this thread. It’s nice to see that the majority of comments regarding mental illness are thoughtful and not judgmental. There is still a lot of stigma attached to mental illness, so it’s nice to see that some MMA fans have got it figured out!
Dude I really hope that Rampage is okay. That sucks. This might be what he needs to get the fighting spirit back in him. Not to say that he lost it but fame can take that away and I could have seen that leaving Rampage easily. I wish nothing but the best for him now.
Rampage is so likeable, he’s a great showman, but he is also an awesome dude. I met him in a mall once, and he was extremely friendly and down to earth. God bless him and hopefully a he will have a speedy recovery.
I really hope Rampage gets through this. He is/was a very marketable guy that is hard to NOT like. Up to this point he was very good for the sport also. Let’s pray he has a better lawyer than Mike Vick! OJ killed people and R. Kelly messed around with young girls – they both got off….
It’s about Rampage the man/person at this point. May God truly intervene and allow him to recover > fighting or not. Life is short and he needs to understand this for himself and his family. My girlfriend is also very upset about this being that she’s from Memphis and became a big fan of MMA more so because of Rampage. God bless him in these troubled times!
There’s a personal injury attorney in the L.A. area named Robert Reeves who keeps a blog on his law firm’s website. On the blog, Mr. Reeves discusses the Rampage incident with a level of ignorance than astonishes me. Obviously, Rampage Jackson didn’t wake up one morning and decide to drive recklessly and endanger the lives of other drivers. Anyone with any sense, half a brain, or who has actually watched Rampage would know not to jump to conclusions and condemn the man publicly as this idiotic attorney has. Check it out. I think it’s the Reeves Law Group. Maybe someone in the L.A. area can point out Mr. Reeves’ borderline slanderous statements. I, for one, would like to see Mr. Reeves make a retraction or an apology.