Posted on 02/15/2019 6:27:40 AM PST by Red Badger
3:30 PM PT -- Police raided the home of the 2 men who cops picked up at the O'Hare Airport Wednesday night ... this according to WBBM TV reporter Charlie De Mar, who says he spoke to the family of the 2 men. Both men are Nigerian and were extras on "Empire." Based on what the cops have already said, it appears these are the same men who were captured on the surveillance video.
According to the report, police seized 5 bottles of bleach, a red hat, 2 laptops and other items.
The family said the 2 men left for Nigeria the day of the alleged attack. This is consistent with what law enforcement sources previously told TMZ ... that the men left for Nigeria and returned Wednesday night, and the police tracked their travels and were waiting for them when they landed in Chicago.
By the way ... when we broke the story about the various details of the alleged attack, our Jussie sources said the actor identified the 2 men as white. We do not know the skin color of the 2 men from Nigeria.
Important to note ... the red hat may be a red herring, because Jussie never said the men were wearing MAGA hats ... rather, he says they screamed "MAGA country."
2:50 PM PT -- Chicago PD has confirmed ... the 2 men taken in for questioning are the same men in the surveillance video screen grab. The PD confirms transportation records, along with interviews with Jussie and other witnesses, led to the ID of the 2 men.
The punishment for reporting a hoax crime to the police should be the same as the crime if it had been committed.
“We do not know the skin color of the 2 men from Nigeria.”
Then the TMZ “staff” our the only ones.
That was really funny. There are photos up on other sites; they are, of course, black men.
All things considered....
Bleach isnt exactly something shocking found in a home, is it?
Yea......but 6 gallons?
OMG - I have some bleach in my home, too!
Chemical formulations can be identifiers. Different companies use different formulas and perfuming agents.
Those ‘inert ingredients’ ..........................
I have some in my laundry room. Should I expect a raid?
That may be true, but is it the same formulation as that which was found at the scene?......................
I have bleach, rope, and a MAGA hat in my house.
Jus’ sayin’ ...
WTF? Photo of door knocked off hinges?
WOW....this needs to be moved to BREAKING.
BLEACH was found in an American home! What are the odds??
2 for one sale at Costo? LOL!
Maybe it's just me, but I no longer find things like the above "funny" or "cute".
TMZ helped to perpetrate a hoax and incite tensions in this country. And when the truth is staring them in the face, they play stupid games like the above.
You mean the hot sauce bottle filled with bleach that was found only after a second sweep of the crime scene, that would have been almost impossible to miss during the first sweep?
I’m puzzled as to why the extras were needed in this plot: it’s not as if he staged an actual attack for the cameras. Everything that happened could have been done my Mr. Smollett himself.
Well, I don’t have a MAGA hat..................
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