US EditionSinger R. Kelly Alleges Mistreatment After Hospitalization and Prison 'Murder Plot'
- R. Kelly, a 58-year-old singer convicted in 2021 of racketeering and sex trafficking, is serving multiple decades in a North Carolina prison.
- After submitting an emergency motion requesting home detention due to concerns for his safety, Kelly was confined to isolation and experienced a medication overdose.
- Kelly's lawyers allege prison staff administered a life-threatening dose that caused his overdose and claim officials conspired with Aryan Brotherhood inmates to kill him.
- A seriously ill prisoner and Aryan Brotherhood leader, Mikeal Glenn Stine, reportedly refused an offer of clemency in exchange for killing Kelly and instead alerted him to a conspiracy to have him eliminated, while Kelly suffers harsh conditions in solitary confinement.
- Despite these claims, prosecutors call the murder plot allegations "deeply unserious" and have denied Kelly's release requests, with a judge set to rule on his furlough motion soon.
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R. Kelly lawyers allege he is a target of murder plot after overdose in prison
Lawyers for R. Kelly allege prison officials are trying to kill him after the singer was rushed to a hospital last week for an overdose of medication given to him by prison staff. Prosecutors say the allegations have no merit. The R&B star is serving a 50-year term for convictions that include charges of child pornography, sex trafficking and racketeering. CBS News' Jericka Duncan has more.
R. Kelly alleges prison 'murder plot'
R. Kelly collapsed in prison and was hospitalized, attorneys said in court filings this week, adding the details to the singer's extraordinary allegations of a murder plot by prison officials that he argues require temporary release on home detention. Government lawyers have dismissed the claims as a “fanciful conspiracy." Kelly, 58, is serving time at a Butner, North Carolina federal facility related to separate convictions for child sex crimes…
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Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison 'murder plot'
R. Kelly's attorneys say the R&B singer collapsed in prison and was hospitalized. The details made in court records this week came after Kelly's extraordinary allegations of a murder plot by prison officials that he argues require his temporary release on home detention.
R. Kelly Reportedly Overdoses In Prison As His Lawyer Petitions For Trump Pardon
R&B recording artist R. Kelly was taken to the hospital after experiencing symptoms of an overdose while spending time in solitary confinement, per an emergency motion for his release.“Bureau of Prisons officials administered an amount of medication that significantly exceeded a safe dose and caused Mr. Kelly to overdose, putting his life in jeopardy,” the third supplement to the emergency motion filed by his attorney Beau Brindley says.The docu…
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