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R. Kelly’s Lawyers Cite Prison Assassination Plot in Bid for House Arrest

Lawyers claim three prison officials plotted Kelly’s murder alongside an Aryan Brotherhood inmate, leading to his solitary confinement followed by a bid for presidential clemency.

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Overview

  • According to court filings, three Bureau of Prisons officials conspired with a terminally ill Aryan Brotherhood inmate to assassinate the singer.
  • Kelly’s attorneys filed an emergency motion on June 10 seeking a transfer to house arrest, citing credible threats to his life in federal custody.
  • Prison authorities placed Kelly in solitary confinement at the Federal Correctional Institute in Butner, North Carolina, after the motion was filed.
  • He is serving a combined 31-year sentence for federal convictions in New York and Chicago on charges of sexual abuse of minors and child pornography.
  • Maintaining his innocence and pursuing appeals, his legal team is now asking President Trump for a pardon or commutation.