Crime & Safety
R. Kelly Wants Out Of Jail As Inmates Test Positive For Coronavirus
The motion filed with U.S. District Judge Ann Donelly says six inmates and seven staff at the federal lockup have the coronavirus.
CHICAGO (CBS) — R. Kelly is again asking a federal judge in New York to release him from the federal lockup in Chicago while awaiting trial on multiple sex crime charges, after his lawyers learned several inmates and staff have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The motion filed with U.S. District Judge Ann Donelly says six inmates and seven staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago have been confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. The federal Bureau of Prisons website says four inmates and 10 staff have confirmed cases.
