Posted on 08/28/2020 12:49:12 AM PDT by nickcarraway
R. Kelly was attacked by another inmate at a federal jail in Chicago, lawyers for the singer said Thursday.
The 53-year-old, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was on his bed at Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center on Tuesday night when another inmate approached him and began to punch him, Doug Anton, an attorney for Kelly, said.
Anton said guards quickly stopped the attack and Kelly did not sustain injuries and X-rays revealed no fractures.
Lawyer Mike Leonard, however, said that Kelly sustained "very minor bruising" following the attack.
Another Kelly attorney, Steve Greenberg, said his legal team received "conflicting reports as to the extent of his injuries," citing difficulty communicating with Kelly due to restrictions on in-person visits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Regardless, it is time to release Mr. Kelly," Greenberg said. "The government cannot ensure his safety and they cannot give him his day in court. We should not incarcerate people indefinitely because we cannot provide them with due process!"
Kelly has been held at MCC Chicago for more than a year as he faces charges for multiple sex crimes in New York City; Cook County, Ill.; the federal Northern District of Illinois; and Hennepin County, Minn.
He is set to appear in court Sept. 8 for a status hearing in the Cook County state's attorney's case in Chicago, which is scheduled to begin in October, while his Brooklyn federal trial is set to begin Sept. 29. Both cases face potential delays due to the pandemic.
Definitely possible. Incarcerated celebs also face a unique threat in being surrounded by dead-enders with no purpose in life who may find meaning in just being remembered as, "the guy that nailed R. Kelly."
Yep. Having worked as an officer in NY State’s prison system for 25 years, I saw plenty. They wear their crimes as a badge of honor, and brag about it. I retired 16 years ago, and I’m sure it’s gotten even worse since then. And convicts hold grudges. They could have had a run-in with someone on the street, and years later, if they ran across that person, a friend, or a member of that person’s family, the grudge would be repaid.
He asked me, "Do you know who Christopher Scarver is?"
I said, "Nope."
He said, "You don't know, and don't care, and the vast majority of people you'd ask wouldn't know or care, but in his mind and in his prison, he's a legend for killing Geoffrey Dahmer. A prisoner has to find meaning where he can."
In my first 3 years I was assigned to Auburn prison in Auburn, NY. It hosted the first electric chair execution in the State. One of the first convicts I came across was Winston Moseley, who attacked and murdered Kitty Genovese in 1964. I recognized him as prior to taking the job, I'd watched an interview of him on one of the TV networks. The guy was a true scumbag. We also had Ronnie DeFeo, of the Amityville murders. Another convict who was at Auburn while I was there was Howard "Buddy" Jacobson, ex-horse trainer and murderer. There were plenty other convicts doing time for murder. One had been on death row, but had his sentence commuted to life when they eliminated the death penalty. He was the only convict who had an H in his number. That stood for death house.
Hollywood and the music industry protected this scum for ever.
He walks up to the jail cell
He goes up to the jail cell
Now he’s at the jail cell
Damn he’s opening the jail cell?
I knew you’d be there with the video.
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