R. Kelly seeks immediate release from prison in the shadow of murder.
R. Kelly’s lawyers filed an emergency motion calling for his immediate release to allegations that authorities recruited fellow inmates to be killed in prison.
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R. Kelly’s lawyers allege the singer was overdose from the drugs given to him by prison staff last week.
In a June 17 filing obtained by USA Today, the legal team of “Ignition” singers claimed that after being placed in isolated confinement, prison staff provided “overdoses” on June 12 compared to his usual anxiety and sleep dosage, leading to his hospitalization on Friday, June 13.
The Prison Bureau declined to comment on the “pending lawsuit.”
The 58-year-old singer, Robert Kelly, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison since 2022 for assault and sex trafficking. He is sentenced at a facility at the Federal Corrections Institute in Butner, North Carolina.
Lawyers say Kelly was placed in solitary cell on June 10 “against his will” until he overdose. In that motion, Kelly’s team allegedly devised a conspiracy to kill him to another inmate.
Then, in the early hours of June 13th, Kelly woke up feeling “slightly” and “dizzy,” according to the filing.
“He began to see black spots in his vision. Mr. Kelly tried to get up, but it fell to the ground,” the updated move said. “He raw at the cell door and lost consciousness.”
The onsite prison medical staff were unable to help him, so he was taken to Duke University Hospital by ambulance, the submission continued. He was hospitalized for two days.
Kelly’s team was only able to speak to him late June 16 after his previous phone call was cancelled “without explanation.”
This story is developing.
