Jussie Smollet Is Under Arrest After Turning Himself In

Smollett “is under arrest and in custody of detectives,” Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Thursday morning on Twitter.

The actor turned himself in this morning.

Press Briefing: Jussie Smollet is under arrest and in custody of detectives. At 9am at #ChicagoPolice Headquarters, Supt Eddie Johnson, Commander of Area Central Detectives Edward Wodnicki will brief reporters on the investigation prior to the defendants appearance in court. pic.twitter.com/9PSv8Ojec2

— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 21, 2019

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This comes after last night’s indictment by a grand jury that came to the conclusion that the actor fabricated his story and orchestrated his own attack.

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This marks nearly month of contentious claims between Smollett and the police that appeared adversarial at times.

“Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked,” his attorneys said in a statement.

Read our coverage of the Smollett case here.

Jussie Smollet at the Paley Fest 2016
Photo by Dominick DCC BY-SA 2.0