Monday, June 18, 2012

Drug Addict Rodney King Dead At 47

Rodney King, 47, the Los Angeles parolee whose 1991 beating by Los Angeles police was caught on camera and fomented riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead Sunday morning in his swimming pool at his home in Rialto, Calif., according to CNN and other media outlets.

Police said they received a 911 call from King’s fiancée, Cynthia Kelly, about 5:25 a.m. Pacific and found King at the bottom of the pool....