MORE ON JACKSON’S “RAMPAGE” (Episode 2: Out on Bail)

Posted on | July 19, 2008 | No Comments

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Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton (Rampage) Jackson was released from jail early Wednesday morning following his arrest in Costa Mesa, Calif., according to MMAonTap.com.

Jackson was arrested Tuesday after a series of collisions allegedly involving the pickup truck he was driving.

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Jackson, who lives in Irvine, Calif., was booked into Orange County jail for investigation of felony evading, hit and run and reckless driving, according to Lt. Paul Dondero of the Costa Mesa Police Department.

Jackson posted the US$25,000 bail overnight Tuesday. No details were given on who provided the money, but Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reported that UFC president Dana White flew by private plane to California late Tuesday night and was headed to the jailhouse with the presumed intention to provide the bail.

On Tuesday, Police received a report of an accident in Costa Mesa involving a large pickup truck that had struck other vehicles and fled the scene, Dondero said. An officer spotted the pickup getting involved in another collision and fleeing toward Newport Beach.

The pickup was pulled over in Newport Beach after reportedly running through multiple red lights, driving on the sidewalk and nearly striking a number of pedestrians before Jackson finally stopped the vehicle voluntarily.

The 30-year-old Jackson was then taken into custody without incident, Dondero said, and there were no injuries involved in the various collisions.

Jackson, a former Pride fighter who upset Chuck (The Iceman) Liddell in May 2007 to become the UFC’s 205-pound champion, was dethroned by Forrest Griffin at UFC 86 on July 5 in Las Vegas.