R. Kelly’s legal team has filed an emergency motion for the singer to be immediately released from federal custody after claiming that there is a secret plot to end the disgraced artist’s life.
According to Kelly’s attorneys, they have obtained evidence to show that officials recruited an inmate to murder him while in custody at a federal penitentiary in North Carolina.
Kelly is currently serving a 30-year sentence. They are requesting that he be released under house arrest.
According to a sworn statement from terminally ill Aryan Brotherhood leader Mikeal Glenn Stine, prison officials allegedly promised him freedom in exchange for killing Kelly, fearing Kelly and his lawyers would expose damaging info. Stine says the officials planned to sabotage evidence so he’d walk if charged.
Stine, who landed in Kelly’s unit in March, was ready to carry out the hit but ultimately warned Kelly instead. Kelly’s team also says they later learned a second Aryan Brotherhood member was tapped to kill both Kelly and Stine. They argue the singer remains in serious danger as he’s still locked up with Brotherhood members.
The judge has yet to rule on the motion.