Raja Jackson, Son of Former UFC Champion, Arrested for Assault
Raja Jackson, son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, has been arrested on a charge of aggravated assault. The incident involved a brutal attack on a professional wrestler. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website, Jackson was arrested and booked Thursday morning. He is currently being held on a $50,000 bail. No additional details about the pending case have been released. The arrest occurred almost a month after Jackson, 25, was caught on video assaulting professional wrestler Stuart Smith (also known as Syko Stu) at the KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy in Los Angeles. Jackson entered the ring, hit Smith leaving him unconscious and continued hitting him. Other fighters finally pulled Jackson off of Smith, and he fled the academy, located in the Sun Valley neighborhood in Los Angeles. The incident was broadcast live and widely shared on social media. Smith spent several days in intensive care before being discharged on August 31. He later detailed the injuries suffered as a result of the unplanned assault on Facebook, stating that he suffered a “serious head injury”, as well as “trauma to both jaws, a laceration on the upper lip and a fracture of the maxilla, which unfortunately resulted in the loss of several teeth”. Jackson’s father condemned the attack on social media and suggested that his son be punished for his actions.“I think he should spend some time in jail,” Jackson said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “Do some community service and go to anger management classes, get therapy.”
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
