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Arrest Warrant Issued For Author Kody 'Monster' Scott
By Roman Wolfe
Date: 2/16/2007 2:25 pm

An arrest warrant was issued for Kody "Monster" Scott, landing the best-selling author on The Los Angeles Police Department's new list of 'Top 10 Most Wanted Gang Members,' for an alleged car jacking.

Scott, also known as Sanyika Shakur, authored the autobiography Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member from prison, which detailed his life growing up in Los Angeles as an Eight-Tray Crips gang member

According to The Los Angeles Times, an arrest warrant was issued on Dec. 15, after Scott allegedly struck an associate in the face and took his car.

Another warrant was issued Feb. 1, claiming that Scott failed to appear in court when subpoenaed as a material witness in a homicide case.

"He was just too involved in the culture of gangs; he couldn't get away," Sgt. Manny Santoyo told The Los Angeles Times. "He chose that life."

Some speculated that Scott's inclusion on the list with murderers was pay back by Police Chief William J. Bratton.

The Times reported that Scott was the subject of an alert issued by the LAPD over a year ago, because he had publicly threatened Chief Bratton.

The warrants come during a crackdown on gangs announced by Chief Bratton and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

According to police, Los Angeles has seen a 14 percent increase in gang crime and a 160 percent hike in the San Fernando Valley.

Last week, the mayor and the police chief released a list, which named the city's 11 worst gangs. Those gangs are now the target of investigations.

"Los Angeles county and city is, unfortunately, the gang capital of America," Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said.

According to his autobiography, Scott started gang banging at the age of 11, when he was inducted into the Crips.

Scott served seven years in prison assaulting a crack dealer. When he was released, he turned his life around, converted to Islam and renounced violence.


Sgt. Santoyo said that Scott's whereabouts are unknown.