Days back, we reported that an angry inmate attacked R. Kelly behind bars. The encounter was terrifying for the veteran R&B singer as more details from the confrontation have emerged.
According to court records, obtained by Page Six, the “frustrated” inmate tried to stab Kelly with a pen. R. Kelly’s attorney Steven Greenberg revealed that the embattled singer was sleeping when the inmate crept in and started “stomping on [Kelly’s] head, repeatedly.”
Greenberg has filed a motion asking the court to release Kelly on bail while alleging that the inmate also had “an ink pen with him that he was going to use to stab Mr. Kelly” but was thwarted by others before he could use it. Luckily for Kelly, a doctor examined him and determined that he didn’t have any severe injuries.
“This is an inmate that never should have been anywhere near Mr. Kelly, an individual who is charged with the most violent of crimes, and one who plainly has no respect for the rules, he has the phrase ‘Fu** The Feds’ tattooed on his face,” Greenberg said.
R. Kelly “mostly remains in his cell… to ensure his own safety” but has now been placed in solitary confinement following the recent attack for his protection.
Moreover, his attacker was allegedly upset over recent lockdowns caused by those protesting for Kelly outside of the jail.
Meanwhile the 53-year-old singer’s legal team continues to petition the courts to release him on bail as he awaits trial, but they have been repeatedly turned down. However, following the attack, Greenberg proposed that the singer lives in an apartment with his girlfriend close to the courthouse with electronic monitoring.
R. Kelly is awaiting trial on a series of child sex abuse charges and he is scheduled to be tired first in New York, with jury selection tentatively slated to begin September 29.
