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The Guardian
2 days ago
- The Guardian
R Kelly files request for release from prison citing murder plot against him
Attorneys for R&B singer R Kelly have filed an urgent request for his release from federal prison, citing a serious threat to his life. The motion asks that the 58-year-old be placed under home detention due to what they describe as an orchestrated plan to have him killed behind bars. In a filing submitted on Tuesday, Kelly's legal team claims that his safety is at risk. The motion alleges that three officials from the Bureau of Prisons attempted to recruit another inmate to murder the singer. The claim includes a sworn statement from Mikeal Glenn Stine, a terminally ill inmate who identifies as a member of the Aryan Brotherhood. Stine said that while incarcerated at USP Tucson in Arizona, three senior prison officials offered him a deal: assassinate Kelly in exchange for a chance to escape custody and live out his remaining days as a free man. 'The threat to Mr Kelly's life continues each day that no action is taken,' the filing states. 'More AB 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.' It goes on to say: 'Mr Kelly's continued incarceration while he knows his life is in jeopardy constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.' Stine alleges that after being transferred to the same unit as Kelly in March, he was confronted with a reminder of the plot. 'You need to do what you came here for,' he was allegedly told by prison officials. Stine says he reconsidered after months of observing Kelly, eventually confessing the alleged plot directly to him. Currently serving concurrent 30- and 20-year prison terms at the Butner Medium I federal correctional institution in North Carolina, Kelly was convicted on charges including racketeering, child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. He has been incarcerated since 2020 following his conviction in a New York. Sign up to First Thing Our US morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion Kelly's attorneys say they were informed in June that another Aryan Brotherhood member had been instructed to kill both Kelly and Stine. This isn't the first time Kelly has tried to secure a release on the grounds of inadequate safety. In 2020, while awaiting trial in Chicago's Metropolitan Correctional Center, he was assaulted in his cell by another inmate. His lawyers at the time argued that the government could not adequately protect him and called for his release, but the motion was ultimately denied.
News24
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News24
Neo-Nazi plot to kill R. Kelly in jail? Singer seeks house arrest amid shocking claims
Disgraced singer R. Kelly wants to be released from prison and is instead seeking house arrest. This is after an attorney for the singer said prison officials tried to hatch a plot to have him murdered through a fellow inmate. An inmate, who says he is part of the neo-Nazi prison gang the Aryan Brotherhood, was allegedly approached by prison officials to carry out the murder plot. R. Kelly, who was convicted of federal racketeering and sex trafficking, has requested to be released from prison and is seeking house arrest. This is after an attorney for the disgraced singer said his life is in danger and that three officials from the Bureau of Prisons plotted to have a fellow inmate kill him, according to People. The disgraced singer is serving a 30-year sentence in a Carolina prison. Details of the alleged murder plot were included in a 10 June federal court filing. Inmate Mikeal Glenn Stine alleged he was asked by the prison officials to carry out the plot, according to the filing. 'At least two avowed white supremacists and members of the Aryan Brotherhood have been approached by BOP officers and directed to take Mr Kelly's life,' read the filing, according to E!. Stine said he is a member of the neo-Nazi prison gang the Aryan Brotherhood and that he once held the title of commissioner. This role involved ordering 'beatings, stabbings, and executions that were carried out by other members of the A.B.' Stine said that the prison official who asked him to carry out the murder plot previously directed him 'to order assaults, beatings, and killings of inmates.' The inmate said he was transferred from Arizona's United States Penitentiary Tucson to North Carolina's Federal Correctional Institute Butner, in the unit where R. Kelly is imprisoned. Stine, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, claimed that after completing the plot, officials said he would be allowed to live his final months as a 'free man,' according to People, who obtained the filing. However, Stine decided to inform the singer about the alleged assignment instead of carrying it out. According to the filing, per E!, a prison authority also warned Kelly that he was possibly in danger. 'The official then advised Mr Kelly that he was in danger and that Mr Kelly needed to be careful. The BOP official intimated that Mr Kelly was not safe in Bureau of Prisons custody,' the attorney wrote.
