R. Kelly was on suicide watch after conviction in New York, lawyer says as trial date set in Chicago case
by Jason Meisner and Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune
Oct 20, 2021
2 minutes
CHICAGO — R&B singer R. Kelly was on suicide watch following his conviction on racketeering charges in New York, his lawyer told a federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday.
In the first court hearing since a jury found Kelly guilty three weeks ago, attorney Steve Greenberg said the U.S. Bureau of Prisons placed the singer on suicide watch for some time but that has since been lifted.
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