R. Kelly
Lands In Solitary Confinement …
Throughout Jail Probe
Printed
R. Kelly is beneath investigation for possessing a retired warden’s cellphone quantity at his federal lockup in North Carolina … and he is been positioned in isolation during a probe of the incident, in line with his lawyer.
Kelly’s lawyer, Beau Brindley, tells TMZ … the R&B singer’s issues started when he acquired concerned in a mentor program to assist information different inmates, which was overseen by the warden at FCI Butner Medium 1.
Not too long ago, the warden retired … however earlier than he left, he gave Kelly his mobile phone quantity in case the convicted felon wanted to achieve out to him to hunt recommendation concerning the mentor program.
A while after that, Kelly’s cellmate acquired busted with a cell phone on his particular person — which is taken into account contraband in jail.
The lawyer says jail officers searched the inmates’ jail cell and located Kelly’s pocket book, during which the retired warden’s cellphone quantity was written.
Jail authorities positioned Kelly within the Particular Housing Unit — higher generally known as the SHU — whereas they examine the circumstances surrounding the previous warden’s quantity showing within the pocket book, Brindley stated.
We reached out to the federal Bureau of Prisons … a rep tells us, “For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not discuss the conditions of confinement or internal security procedures for any inmate or group of inmates.”
In 2021, Kelly was convicted in New York of racketeering, bribery, unlawful intercourse with minors and different federal offenses — and was sentenced to 30 years in jail.
Then, in 2022, he was convicted in Chicago of manufacturing baby pornography and engaging a minor to interact in sexual exercise and was sentenced to twenty years behind bars.
