Jussie Smollett Now Officially A Suspect In Criminal Investigation -Anthony Gugliemi

Jussie Smollett is now officially a suspect in a criminal investigation for filing a false police report, The Chicago Police has just revealed.

This is coming weeks after the Jussie Smollett told Chicago police he was attacked on the midnight of January 29th by two men who threw a bleach-like chemical on him, called him anti-gay slurs, and put a rope around his neck.

Anthony Gugliemi, the Chicago Police spokesperson gave a status update on the case, he had first tweeted this;

“Case Update: Jussie Smollett is now officially classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation by #ChicagoPolice for filing a false police report (Class 4 felony). Detectives are currently presenting evidence before a Cook County Grand Jury.”

Case Update: Jussie Smollett is now officially classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation by #ChicagoPolice for filing a false police report (Class 4 felony). Detectives are currently presenting evidence before a Cook County Grand Jury. pic.twitter.com/FhDcbBKsuU

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— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 20, 2019

Few hours after that he posted another tweet where he said;

Felony criminal charges have been approved by @CookCountySAO against Jussie Smollett for Disorderly Conduct / Filing a False Police Report. Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest. pic.twitter.com/LvBSYE2kVj

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— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 21, 2019

Still Smollett has maintained that he was the victim of a hate crime, and the reported attack quickly received global attention, putting immediate pressure on Chicago police to solve the case leading to the interrogation and arrest of two Nigerian brothers who have since been released by the police after no evidence was found linking them to the crime.