SCOTTSDALE - Earl Simmons, known internationally as rapper DMX, has been arrested on suspicion of racing on a highway and other charges after he was recorded by speed cameras on a Scottsdale highway at speeds up to 114 mph.



Simmons was arrested Tuesday at his home near Cave Creek by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on suspicion of reckless driving, two counts of endangerment and three counts of criminal speed and driving on a suspended license.



Three photo-enforcement cameras on Loop 101 captured Simmon speeding in a 1966 Chevrolet Nova II at more than 100 mph near Shea Boulevard, Cactus Road and Hayden Road at about 8:30 p.m. Jan. 21. The posted speed limit is 65 mph.



Simmons was booked into Scottsdale City Jail and was released on bond Wednesday.



DPS officers said he was cooperative.



Simmons made headlines in August when Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies, acting on a tip, discovered 12 undernourished pit bulls at his home. Some suffered from valley fever. Three dogs buried in the backyard may have died from the heat after the air conditioning in the house broke down, officials said.



Simmons' New York lawyer, Murray Richman, could not be reached for comment about the newly released speeding charges. Richman, who represents Simmons in the alleged animal-cruelty case, has said his client loved the dogs and had hired a caretaker to look after them.



Meanwhile, necropsies performed Aug. 18 by a Georgia veterinarian on the three dogs could not determine their cause of death because their bodies were severely decomposed. But Dr. Melinda Merck's necropsies showed possible signs of bruising on the left side and shoulder of a 60-pound pit bull.



Simmons has a pattern of mistreating dogs, says a lawyer who investigated an animal-cruelty case in the rapper's home in New Jersey in 1999.



Ray Koski said that the New Jersey case, which included 13 animal-cruelty charges against DMX, has similarities with the Cave Creek investigation. Investigators said they found weapons and illegal drugs in both homes.



No charges have been filed in the Cave Creek investigation. Capt. Paul Chagolla, a sheriff's office spokesman, said this week that Simmons has not been arrested in the alleged dog abuse case and there are no new developments.



In Teaneck, N.J., police found 13 pit-bull puppies held in cages or crates in the basement and garage of the rapper's home. "They were growing into their cages," said Koski, a former special prosecutor who represented the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which brought the charges.



The confinement deformed the puppies, Koski said, adding that a veterinarian had to cut them out of their cages.



"They looked like they had grill marks on them," Koski said. Four survived. The others died or were euthanized, he said. Published reports said the house reeked of dog urine and feces when police arrived.



In that case, DMX, pleaded guilty to 13 counts of animal cruelty. Under a deal that included the SPCA, Simmons paid $30,000 in fines, in addition to $27,500 to produce a radio announcement and pay for posters condemning animal cruelty.



In a draft of the radio spot, Simmons admitted he was so involved in his career, "I neglected to care for my pets."



As part of his New Jersey plea deal, Simmons also pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped weapons and child-endangerment charges.



