This could prove to be quite the development.
Early on Friday morning, Chicago Police revealed that the two men who initially had been questioned as “persons of interest” in the Jussie Smollett case are now officially being considered “potential suspects” in the violent attack. They have been arrested but not charged.
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The two men have been questioned by police since being picked up by officers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after returning from Nigeria earlier this week.
Yesterday, police served a search warrant at the pair’s home.
Police sources are also reporting to the AP that at least one of the men DID work on Empire alongside Smollett — but it’s unclear in what capacity, or for how long.
That these two men are suspects now would be quite the development, considering the pair have been reported as being native Nigerians, despite Smollett’s initial claim that the two attackers were white.
Either way, it’s a major breakthrough for police, who have struggled for weeks to find security camera footage and other evidence of the attack.
No doubt new developments will keep coming today and the next few days. We’ll keep you posted…
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