Update 03/08/2020 2:54pm:

It seems Jussie Smollett can’t catch a break in his fake hate crime incident, as the Illinois Supreme Court reportedly rejected the actor’s request to have charges against him tossed.

Previously, news surfaced that Smollett was being indicted on felony charges for the alleged fake hate crime incident that he says took place in January 2019. Smollett and his team’s reasoning for wanting the charges to be drop were because “the recent Smollett indictment wasn’t proper because the special prosecutor was appointed incorrectly.” If found guilty, Smollett could be facing 10 or more years in prison.

source: NBC News

 

Update 02/24/2020 4:32pm:

Reports surfaced that Jussie Smollett appeared in court for his indictment where he is facing 6 charges that were reported as “disorderly conduct,” but all related to allegations of Smollett lying to police.

Smollett stood in front of Cook County Judge James Lin and pleaded not guilty, and was released on a $20,000 bond. Along with that, the judge reportedly said “ You need to come back to court and you’re required to do so. Do you understand?” Smollett is expected to come back to court on March 18.

source: Page Six

Original 02/11/2020 9:08pm:

According to Chicago's local FOX affiliate FOX 32, Jussie Smollett has been indicted on six counts of lying to the Chicago Police Department and an additional six counts for disorderly conduct. An official statement was released after special prosecutor Dan K. Webb finalized the charges, which read in part: 

"Dan K. Webb, special prosecutor for Cook County, today announced that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (“OSP”) has now completed all of its investigative steps regarding Jussie Smollett, and has made the decision to further prosecute Mr. Smollett.  Based on the recommendation of the OSP, a Cook County grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Jussie Smollett with making four separate false reports to Chicago Police Department officers related to his false claims that he was the victim of a hate crime, knowing that he was not the victim of a crime."

Smollett's attorney Tina Glandian issued the following statement in response to the indictment: 

"This indictment raises serious questions about the integrity of the investigation that led to the renewed charges against Mr. Smollett, not the least of which is the use of the same CPD detectives who were part of the original investigation into the attack on Mr. Smollett to conduct the current investigation, despite Mr. Smollett's pending civil claims against the City of Chicago and CPD officers for malicious prosecution.  One of the two witnesses who testified before the grand jury is the very same detective Mr. Smollett is currently suing for his role in the initial prosecution of him. After more than five months of investigation, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has not found any evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever related to the dismissal of the charges against Mr. Smollett.  Rather, the charges were appropriately dismissed the first time because they were not supported by the evidence.  The attempt to re-prosecute Mr. Smollett one year later on the eve of the Cook County State's Attorney election is clearly all about politics not justice."

Source: fox4news.com