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# ‘Young Buck’ charged in Vibe awards stabbing
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/young-buck-charged-in-vibe-awards-stabbing/
- Published: 2004-12-21T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:49:12.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica Airport, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Charges were filed Monday against rap recording artist “Young Buck” and a second man in connection with a stabbing and assault during last month’s Vibe awards ceremony at the Santa Monica airport.

David Darnell Brown, 23, who records under the name “Young Buck,” was charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon by means likely to produce great bodily injury, according to Deputy District Attorney Hamid Towfigh. Brown surrendered to authorities in Santa Monica days after the incident and was freed on $500,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to eight years in state prison.

Brown is suspected of stabbing Jimmy James Johnson, 26, after Johnson allegedly punched rap star and record producer Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, in the face after requesting an autograph. The attack touched off a chair-throwing brawl that spread through the crowd. Young was attending the Nov. 15 ceremony to receive a lifetime achievement award.

Roger Rosen, Brown’s lawyer, has said Brown was at home when the stabbing took place. Several videotapes of the chaos reveal that three men were seen holding knives, one of whom was identified by police as Brown. At one point in the videos, Brown is allegedly seen lunging over another man and swinging the knife at Johnson while he was looking away, according to police.

A native of Nashville, Tenn., Brown is a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit group, which is part of Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label. He released his first major solo album, “Straight Outta Ca$hville,” in August.

Also Monday, a felony complaint was filed charging Johnson with one count of assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, Towfigh said. Johnson, who is in custody on a parole violation, will be arraigned Jan. 10\. Brown was scheduled to be arraigned Monday but delayed the proceeding until Jan. 14, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s Office said.

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‘Young Buck’ faces up to eight years in prison for allegedly stabbing a man at the Vibe awards ceremony last month. (Photo: File Photo Rapper)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 21, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/122104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)