R. Kelly hospitalized; lawyer blames alleged murder plot. Feds call the claims 'fanciful'
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R. Kelly, currently serving concurrent 30-year and 20-year sentences for sex crimes, collapsed in prison and was hospitalized, with his attorney claiming he was denied necessary care. Allegations surfaced that the prison attempted to kill him through an overdose, connected to a broader claim of a murder plot involving the Aryan Brotherhood to prevent Kelly from disclosing compromising information about misconduct by prison authorities. The federal response dismissed these claims as unreal, characterizing the allegations as imaginative. Kelly's attorney has sought emergency home detention until the perceived threats are mitigated.
R. Kelly's attorney has alleged that federal prison officials attempted to assassinate him through drug overdose amidst claims of a plot to silence him.
The federal government dismissed R. Kelly's claims of a murder plot as 'fantastic' and 'fanciful,' countering the allegations made by his attorney.
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