One of R. Kellyβs self-proclaimed biggest supporters was arrested Saturday near Chicago on federal charges. Christopher Gunn, 39, allegedly threatened to βstormβ the U.S. attorneyβs office in New York and made threats involving serious bodily injury or death.
Gunn is currently being held in custody pending a detention hearing later this week, though prosecutors are requesting that he be brought to New York to face charges. According to the criminal complaint, Gunn was in attendance for at least one day of Kellyβs racketeering trial in September.
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He then posted a YouTube video a week after the trial ended that revealed where the U.S. attorneyβs office was located in Brooklyn. Apparently, he told viewers to βget real familiar with this buildingβ because βIf Kellz goes down, everybodyβs going down.β
βThatβs where they work at,β Gunn allegedly continued. βWeβre going to storm they office. β¦ If you ainβt got the stomach for the shit we βbout to do, Iβm asking that you just bail out.β
According to the complaint, the video also contained a clip from βBoyz N The Hoodβ where a character is almost shot to death. Prosecutors believe Gunn was selling gun ammunition to his YouTube fans with plans to carry out a violent act.
Kelly is scheduled to be sentenced in Brooklyn on Wednesday; Gunn also encouraged the singerβs fans to gather at the sentencing. His YouTube channel, which is still available to view publicly, contains dozens of videos advocating for Kellyβs freedom. The videos also analyze various aspects of his trial, zeroing in on the lawyers, the accusers and even the judge presiding over the case.
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