R. Kelly Crawls for Help After Overdose — Alleges Prison Officials Behind Near-Deadly Plot

According to newly filed court documents, the incident occurred while the singer was being held in solitary confinement at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Butner, North Carolina.

In a third supplement to an emergency motion seeking Kelly’s release from federal custody, attorney Beau Brindley alleges that staff at the Bureau of Prisons administered medications to Kelly in quantities far exceeding safe dosages, triggering a dangerous medical episode.

“Bureau of Prisons officials administered an amount of medication that significantly exceeded a safe dose and caused Mr. Kelly to overdose, putting his life in jeopardy,” the filing reads.

Kelly, who is serving a 30-year sentence on charges including racketeering, sexual exploitation of minors, and violations of the Mann Act, is reportedly prescribed medications to manage anxiety, insomnia, and other health issues.

According to his attorney Beau Brindley, he was placed in solitary confinement last week—a move they argue was retaliatory, stemming from the emergency motion filed days earlier that alleged a conspiracy within the prison to harm or kill him.

Brindley claims that almost immediately after going public with those allegations, Kelly experienced the overdose. On June 13, while waking in solitary confinement, Kelly reported symptoms including dizziness, visual disturbances, and extreme weakness. “He felt faint. He was dizzy. He started to see black spots in his vision,” Brindley said.

Unable to stand, Kelly crawled to the cell door before losing consciousness. He was then transported to a nearby medical facility where he remained under observation for two days.

Compounding concerns, the latest court filing states that doctors informed Kelly he is suffering from blood clots in both his legs and lungs—conditions that would typically require surgical intervention. However, the Bureau of Prisons allegedly denied him the necessary procedure, citing the one-week recovery period required post-surgery as justification for the refusal.

“Mr. Kelly’s life is in jeopardy right now because the Bureau of Prisons denied him necessary surgery to clear clots from his lungs,” the motion states. “He could die from this condition, and they are letting it happen. There is no legitimate explanation for that.”

Kelly has been held in solitary confinement since June 10, the day his legal team submitted the emergency motion alleging an internal plot to assassinate the singer. That motion included a sworn declaration from fellow inmate Mikeal Glenn Stine, who claimed prison officials had asked him to assist in orchestrating or carrying out Kelly’s murder.

Stine further alleged that these discussions took place prior to his transfer from a federal facility in Arizona to FCI Butner—where both men are now housed in the same wing.

Stine, a known jailhouse litigator with a long history of legal filings—over 100 civil actions and petitions to federal courts—has a controversial past. In 2015, he was convicted of threatening to murder a federal magistrate judge and an assistant U.S. attorney via letters sent from his prison cell.

Despite his criminal history, Brindley contends that Stine’s allegations, combined with the recent overdose and denial of medical care, point to a systematic effort to endanger Kelly’s life. The attorney has called for an immediate furlough that would place Kelly under house arrest, away from what he describes as an increasingly dangerous prison environment.

“He is not safe in federal custody,” Brindley said. “And to keep him in prison while he is under threat like this is cruel and unusual punishment.”

In light of the unresolved motion, Brindley has reportedly reached out to individuals close to President Donald Trump to seek a presidential pardon for Kelly. While Kelly has no documented ties to the president, he previously resided in Trump Tower in Chicago before his arrest and conviction.

As of now, no date has been set for a hearing on the emergency motion. The Bureau of Prisons has declined to comment on the allegations, citing ongoing litigation. However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Julien submitted a formal response to the court, defending the actions of prison officials. According to Julien, Kelly was placed in solitary confinement not as punishment, but for his own protection.

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Julien also addressed Kelly’s underlying conviction in his response, stating, “Kelly is a serial child molester whose criminal abuse of children dates back to at least President Bill Clinton’s first term in office — decades before Kelly was taken into federal custody.” He further emphasized, “Kelly has never taken responsibility for his years of sexually abusing children, and he probably never will.”

R. Kelly was sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in federal prison following a high-profile trial in the Eastern District of New York. Prosecutors successfully argued that the singer operated a criminal enterprise that engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, and the exploitation of underage girls and women. His conviction stemmed from decades of alleged abuse, some of which dated back to the 1990s.