Rodney King, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Rodney King n.

[Rodney King, a black man, was severely beaten by the police during his arrest. A videotape of the beating led to the trial of the officers involved and, after their controversial acquittal, to the Los Angeles riots of 1992]

(US black) an arrest, esp. one involving brutality; also as v.; thus pull a Rodney King, to initiate police brutality.

1991		Cypress Hill ‘Stoned is the Way of the Walk’ 🎵 on Cypress Hill [album] And any hour of the day ya know I might be, / Harassed by a pig real fast, / They wanna Rodney King me, / Always tryin’a crown my ass.
1992–2003		P. Atoon Rap Dict. 🌐 Rodney King 2) (n) To pull a Rodney King: To initiate police brutality. ‘He’ll probably pull me over and I laugh, pull a Rodney King and I’ll blast at his punk ass’ -- Tupac (Souljah’s Revenge [1993]).