Despite efforts to have his case dismissed in 2019, Jesse Smolett is facing trial for allegedly lying to police about a crime. According to NBC News, a Cook County judge denied his request to drop the criminal case. The decision was made on Friday, which means that Jussie will have to fight the charges in court.
His lawyer, Nenye Uche, argued in court that the decision violated Jussie’s rights. Apparently, the actor has already made a deal in Cook County to drop the charges. The deal includes community service and a $ 10,000 confiscated sum.
Yet Judge James Lynn would not do that. A special prosecutor appointed by another judge is now in charge. Judge James therefore ruled on the basis of a refusal to “breach this stipulation”.
What happened in 2019?
As you may recall, Jussie was accused of organizing a racist and homophobic hate crime in 2019. He then told police that two men with “Make America Great Again” hats attacked him in Streeterville, a wealthy neighborhood in the north. in Chicago. The former Empire actor told cops that his men shouted racial and homophobic slander and tied a noose around his neck. This led police to investigate the incident as an alleged hate crime.
Following a report of the crime, police were unable to confirm the story with visual evidence. Investigators spoke with brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo, and they gave a different version of the story.
Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson concluded that Jussie had actually paid the brothers $ 3,500 for the fake attack concert. The actor hoped to “promote his career” based on the responses to the attack.
Nevertheless, Jussie maintained his innocence during the charges. Last year, he joined Mark Lamont Hill on Instagram Live for an interview. He said he was disappointed with his own silence over litigation.
“They won’t let that happen,” Jussie said. “Does not matter. An example is made. And the sad thing is that there is an example of someone who has not done what they are accused of. “
Although a major court hearing charged him in March 2019, the case was dropped weeks later, according to NBC News. A special prosecutor then picked him up and accused him of misconduct for lying to the police.
This is an evolving story.
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