R. Kelly Jailhouse Beatdown: Lawyers Claim Guards Never ‘Raised A Finger,’ Suggest Attack Was Encouraged
While the jailhouse beatdown occurred in late August, lawyers for R. Kelly have filed new documents claiming the guards at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) never “raised a finger” during the attack; further suggesting it was planned and/or encouraged.
Previously, lawyers alleged that the guards at MCC neglected Kelly’s fears weeks before the attack. It was said that Kelly overheard his attacker, Jeremiah Farmer, on the phone planning the beatdown three weeks ahead. When Kelly expressed his concerns to multiple guards, his requests for them to take action fell on deaf ears.
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In a new court filing on Friday (Oct. 16), Kelly’s lawyers claim there’s video footage showing no one at the MCC rushing to his defense until Farmer was “well into beating Kelly.” Attorneys add, “[Farmer] roamed a great distance within the MCC before carrying out that act, without any opposition. It is undisputed that, as a result, Mr. Kelly has suffered significant physical and psychological injuries.” One of Kelly’s attorneys, Michael Leonard, notes, “An unresolved issue remains as to whether MCC personnel encouraged, and then allowed, a beating of Mr. Kelly to take place. That alone merits an evidentiary hearing.”
Meanwhile, a Bureau of Prisons report disagrees with claims, saying a prison employee ordered the attacker to stop, and proceeded to deploy their pepper spray.
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