Jussie Smollett Indicted on 16 Felony Counts by Grand Jury

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A grand jury indicted Jussie Smollett with 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct Thursday, adding to the Empire actor’s legal woes after he allegedly orchestrated a hate crime against himself.





Each count of “false report of offense” is a Class 4 felony and, if convicted, Smollett could face up to three years in prison. The actor previously pleaded not guilty when arrested on a felony charge that he filed a false police report stemming from the January 29th attack in Chicago.





“Allegations against Mr. Smollett are shameful & if proven, they are an affront to the people of Chicago who embraced him as a neighbor & respected him as a role model,” Chicago police chief communications officer Anthony Guglielmi tweeted Friday, when the grand jury indictment was unsealed. “We stand behind the work of detectives & refer any comment on indictment to prosecutors.”





Smollett’s lawyer Mark Geragos called the grand jury indictment “redundant and vindictive” and said Smollett “adamantly maintains his innocence even if law enforcement has robbed him of that presumption.





Our Source: Reuters


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