Roommates, R. Kelly is coming forward with yet another plea for a judge to get him out of the correctional center he now calls home!
According to TMZ, R. Kelly is asking to be released until his trial, in fear that he may become infected with the coronavirus. Kells’ attorney reportedly filed a motion Thursday, listing the many health risks he believes R. Kelly will be facing while he’s locked up.
Apparently, Kells has many concerns of his own. He claims social-distancing is almost impossible in jail, soap is only available to inmates who can afford to buy it from commissary, and there’s nearly no hand sanitizer. He claims there’s only one large bottle, and to add insult to injury, it’s labeled “STAFF ONLY”.
He reportedly says that forcing anybody to remain living under these conditions is “tantamount to making them drink poison”.
Kells is asking the judge to release him on bond, and even agrees to wear an electronic monitor. He notes, however, he doesn’t think the monitor will be necessary because he’s a low flight risk due to the pandemic keeping everybody inside.
The filing also notes that R. Kelly is requesting to live with his girlfriend Joycelyn Savage, at an apartment complex in Chicago.
This is not Kells’ first plea for release, however. As we previously reported, he asked a judge to release him from prison due to declines in his health.
