NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A cellmate of R. Kelly's has drawn on their time behind bars together as a pair of comic book supervillains.
The New York Daily News reports Brendan Hunt, 37, who was convicted of threatening to kill elected officials, drew "Prison Comics" in Brooklyn Federal Court ahead of his sentencing.
Kelly, who was convicted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in late September, is reportedly a cellmate of Hunt's at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
The comics obtained by the Daily News feature Hunt and Kelly meeting each other, doing yoga and discussing music with one another.
"I’m the greatest R&B star in human history! How can you not know of R. Kelly?" R. Kelly asks Hunt in the comic after Hunt admits he has not heard his chart-topping hits: "I Believe I Can Fly" or "Remix to Ignition."
"Millions of babies have been conceived to my records," said a cartoon version of the disgraced R&B superstar.
Hunt, the son of a Queens judge and a former New York State court employee, was convicted in April of threatening to kill members of Congress, recording a video after the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot to convince people to return to D.C. to "kill your Senators."
However, he was acquitted of charges of alleged threats he made against New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in videos.
Now his lawyers are apparently attempting to convince a judge he be released on time-served after 10 months in jail.
"Mr. Hunt is a very different man today than the one who posted the 'Kill Your Senators' video and took it down a few hours later," said his attorney Jan Rostal in court documents. "He testified he wants to be a peacemaker, and his digital footprint supports that this is his ideal."
The Daily News notes federal prosecutors argue he has not spent enough time in jail requesting an sentence with a minimum of more than four years in prison.
He is schduled to be sentenced on Nov. 22.
Meanwhile, R. Kelly could face life in prison when he is sentenced on May 4.
Kelly, 54, also faces a separate trial on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in Chicago set to begin Aug. 1.
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