R. Kelly's Lawyers Call For Immediate Release Amid Alleged Murder Plot By Prison Officials
R. Kelly's attorneys have filed an emergency motion seeking his immediate release from prison, citing what they describe as a chilling murder-for-hire plot allegedly orchestrated by federal prison officials.
According to Variety, the motion, filed on Tuesday (June 10), outlines a disturbing claim that prison authorities attempted to recruit a member of the Aryan Brotherhood to assassinate the disgraced R&B singer in custody.
According to the motion, Kelly's legal team is asking that he be removed from prison and placed under home confinement, arguing that his life is in imminent danger.
At the center of the filing is a sworn declaration by Mikeal Glenn Stine, a known Aryan Brotherhood leader, who says he was approached by Bureau of Prisons officials and offered freedom in exchange for killing Kelly.
Stine, who is reportedly terminally ill, claims he was transferred to Kelly's prison unit in March with full intent to carry out the murder. However, he states that he ultimately had a change of heart and disclosed the alleged plot to Kelly, citing violations of Kelly's attorney-client privilege and his conscience.
According to the filing, prison officials were motivated by a desire to prevent Kelly and his attorneys from presenting 'damaging evidence' in court. Stine also alleged he was told he would face arrest but would not remain imprisoned, due to systemic corruption and lack of evidence.
'The threat to Mr. Kelly's life continues each day that no action is taken,' the filing reads. 'More A.B. members are accumulating at his facility. More than one has already been approached about carrying out his murder. One of them will surely do what Mr. Stine has not, thereby burying the truth about what happened in this case along with Robert Kelly.'
Kelly, a Chicago native, has been incarcerated since his conviction in September 2021 on nine counts of a superseding indictment that included charges under the Mann Act and racketeering related to the sexual exploitation of children. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison. In February 2023, he received a separate 20-year sentence for additional child sex crimes, with all but one year to be served concurrently.More from VIBE.com
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