In jail, a cook county circuit after he was arrested on felony charges for filing a false police report. According to prosecutors, he organized a hate crime hoax leaving a massive trail of evidence. He stated he wanted to appear to attack him on the evening of january 28th, 2019, near his apartment building. Defendant smollett further detailed he wanted able to attack him, not hurt him too badly, and to give him a chance to appear to fight back. He wanted them to place a rope around his neck, pour gasoline on him and yell, this is maga country. He provided him with a 100 bill to purchase the rope, gasoline, ski mask, gloves, and the red baseball caps that resemble the ones saying make America Great again. Sean the prosecutor saying smollett paid two brothers to stage this. They even rehearsed it. Paid with aro check. Kind of like jerry springer. Pretty brilliant. Records show the actor called them before and immediately after the incident. Another brilliant move. And texts show the tri