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R. Kelly Seeks Home Detention After Alleged Murder Plot by Prison Officials

The emergency motion relies on a sworn declaration from an Aryan Brotherhood inmate who says officials promised him freedom to kill the singer

Singer R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Sept. 17, 2019, in Chicago. Kelly is facing multiple sexual assault charges and is being held without bail.
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 14: Singer R. Kelly attends the Ovadia & Sons front row during New York Fashion Week: Men's S/S 2016 at Skylight Clarkson Sq on July 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Kelly’s legal team filed an emergency motion in federal court requesting his release to home detention on the grounds that his life is in imminent danger.
  • The filing includes a sworn statement from Mikeal Glenn Stine, a terminally ill Aryan Brotherhood leader, who claims Bureau of Prisons officials offered him freedom in exchange for murdering Kelly.
  • Lawyers say the allegations reveal a pattern of government corruption and misconduct designed to conceal prosecutorial wrongdoing and suppress damaging evidence.
  • Kelly is serving a 30-year sentence for racketeering and sex trafficking after federal convictions in New York and Chicago and prior appeals have been rejected.
  • The Bureau of Prisons declined to comment on the claims and Kelly’s attorneys plan to seek a pardon from President Donald Trump to facilitate his release.