The two brothers who were interrogated by police investigating the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett purchased the rope that was found around the "Empire" actor's neck, sources told ABC News Saturday. Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo agreed to cooperate with authorities after detectives confronted them with evidence that they bought the rope -- allegedly used in an attack that Smollett described to police as laced with racial and homophobic slurs -- at a local hardware store, sources said.
After initially considered persons of interest, the brothers were detained and become potential suspects, police said. When they were threatened with to be charged with battery and hate crimes, they agreed to work with detectives, the sources said.
Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, confirmed by police as those seen in surveillance images from the night of the alleged incident, were arrested on Wednesday night and interviewed by detectives in the following days.
Based on the video evidence that police discovered, it did not indicate anyone else was there at the scene of the alleged incident, police say.
The sources say the red hat was bought at an Uptown beauty supply store and that the attack was supposed to happen before Jan. 29. The brothers told detectives the three men rehearsed the attack days prior to it happening.
As an actual black loathing racist (would rather not be around blacks much at all), let me say that Trausti's and Derec's gloating is in poor taste.
But more importantly it is counterproductive.
As an actual black loathing racist, let me say that Trausti's and Derec's gloating is in poor taste.
As an actual black loathing racist (would rather not be around blacks much at all), let me say that Trausti's and Derec's gloating is in poor taste.
But more importantly it is counterproductive.
Well, it seems it was premeditated after all. But in the sense of staged. This is just unfortunate stuff. Glad he wasn't actually attacked.Based on the police reporting, it seems like a terrible attack. Based on the time of day, it seems possibly premeditated.
Expect him to enter rehab in 5...4...3...