10-6-2026
Lawyers for Robert Kelly a.k.a R.Kelly have raised an alarm about the possible death of the famous singer who is serving a 30-year jail term.
According to lawyers who have filed an emergency motion seeking his immediate release from federal prison, there was a plot by the government to have R. Kelly killed while in custody at a federal penitentiary in North Carolina. He is serving time for sexual exploitation of minors and sex trafficking and racketeering.
His counsel provided a sworn declaration from Mikeal Glenn Stine, a terminally ill inmate, who stated that officials offered him freedom in his final days in exchange for Kelly’s murder. Stine claimed that he was told Kelly, and his attorneys were planning to expose damaging information, as the filing alleges that officials violated attorney-client privilege by intercepting personal correspondence. Stine stated that officials told him he would be charged with Kelly’s murder, but that evidence would be mishandled and there would be no conviction.
Stine, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, arrived at Kelly’s unit this past March, and though he was prepared to kill him, he had a change of heart and instead told Kelly that Bureau of Prisons officials directed him to carry out his murder. Kelly’s counsel alleges that in June, they learned of a second member of the Aryan Brotherhood who was directed by officials to kill both Kelly and Stine. They claim that Kelly is in danger as he remains in custody with other members of the Brotherhood.
“The threat to Mr. Kelly’s life continues each day that no action is taken,” reads the filing. “More A.B. members are accumulating at his facility. More than one has already been approached about carrying out his murder. One of them will surely do what Mr. Stine has not, thereby burying the truth about what happened in this case along with Robert Kelly.”
Kelly’s attorney, Beau B. Brindley, is asking the judge to release him to home detention on a temporary furlough. Variety has reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago for comment.