R Kelly’s lawyers want to question gang member over cell attack

R Kelly during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Lawyers for R Kelly want to question a convicted member of the Latin Kings gang who says he beat up the jailed R&B singer in a Chicago cell.

Kelly’s lawyers filed a motion on Friday in federal court to question Jeremiah Farmer under oath, the Chicago Tribune reported.