Posted on 02/20/2019 4:51:46 PM PST by BadLands59
about attack in Streeterville Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett participates in an "Empire" panel during the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2017. (Willy Sanjuan/AP) Jeremy Gorner, Megan Crepeau, William Lee, Tracy SwartzChicago Tribune
Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report about an attack he said occurred as he walked to his apartment building in Streeterville last month.
The charge, a felony, was announced by the Cook County states attorneys office Wednesday evening, hours after police called Smollett a suspect in a criminal investigation for filing a false police report.
Earlier in the day, attorneys for Smollett, 36, met with prosecutors and detectives but it was unclear if the actor was present, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. The lawyers, Todd Pugh and Victor P. Henderson, could not be reached for comment. They have been joined by high-profile, Los Angeles-based lawyer Mark Geragos who has represented numerous celebrities, including pop star Michael Jackson, R&B singer Chris Brown and actress Winona Ryder.
On Tuesday, two brothers who had been under arrest in the case appeared at the criminal courthouse, also to talk to prosecutors and detectives, authorities said. They and their attorney, Gloria Schmidt, were seen near the grand jury rooms Tuesday afternoon, but police said they did not appear before a grand jury.
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From CBSlocal.com
Disorderly conduct is a Class 4 Felony. CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller says Smollett could face probation to up to 1.5 years in prison.
He is expected in bond court tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.
Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest, according to a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department.
I bet Roger Stone would have appreciated the same respect that they are showing this little racist pos.
Mail Fraud
Obstruction of Justice
Committing a Hate Crime
Just to get started...
Well, they certainly threw the pamphlet at him didn’t they?
Fake laws.
[No perp walk?]
Not one news net covering this at the moment....
Joke? I’ll laugh my assessment off if he gets a few years!
I think of disorderly conduct as flipping over a table in a restaurant, or yelling because I didn’t get enough ketchup.
Smollett could also face federal charges if its found he lied to FBI agents
Sorry, he’s a Democrat. That is not possible. LOL.
Sorry, the cbs link was https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/20/breaking-jussie-smollett-is-now-a-suspect-in-a-criminal-investigation-for-filing-a-false-police-report/
According to Illinois Statute, disorderly conduct occurs when a person knowingly: ... Transmits a threat of destruction of violence, death or bodily harm to a school building or persons at a schoolClass 4 felony. Transmits a knowingly false report of a criminal offense to a police officerClass 4 felony.Nov 17, 2015
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Thanks. Filing a false report by any other name...
Ass, not assessment. More autocorrect follies.
And the word felony is being left out of most headlines so far....
It’s a felony under Illinois law. This might be the statute. https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-720-criminal-offenses/il-st-sect-720-5-26-1.html
Also, the hoax appears confirmed, which is the real news here.
A misdemeanor won’t get you 1 to 3 in the big house, though. This might.
I’m pretty sure it is BS to make people believe he’s not getting off lightly by calling DC a felony.
Hes done this sh1t before. Thry ought to take this in context of that plus the threat letters he certainly faked earlier.
Color me shocked!! I had a gut feeling he was going to get a slap on the wrist....I have pretty much lost faith in our judicial system when convicting a demoKKKrats!! So PREPARE yourselves so next week... clapper says the mueller’s report would be anti-climatic...right! I smell a setup!! The much anticipated report from the lying crooked swamp released to the FAKENEWS waves while president Trump is overseas with pretty much of his administration on tow, will be force to defend himself from long distance....BASTARDS!!
If OVomit had a son...
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