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R. Kelly was issued an arrest warrant yesterday after he missed a court date in Chicago, reportedly due to his tour buses being ordered off the road for eight hours in Utah.
According to the Associated Press, Kelly's attorney, Ed Genson, told Judge Vincent Gaughan that the artist is not present because his tour bus was stopped by Utah State Police on its journey from a concert date in Sacramento, Calif., to Chicago.
Genson said the four buses were pulled over after police clocked them going 100 mph. The investigating trooper then noticed that the drivers seemed to be fatigued. The officer requested to see the buses' log books and found they didn't document enough rest time for the driver. Police then ordered the bus to stop for eight hours, Genson said.
Cook County prosecutors asked the judge to issue the bench warrant anyway, saying the court had already been generous in allowing him to go on tour.
"The very least he could do is be here for his appointed court date,"said Assistant State's Attorney Shauna Boliker.
The judge entered the arrest warrant for Kelly, but put it on hold until this morning, when he ordered the singer to appear in court. At today's rescheduled hearing, Gaughan is expected to set a trial date in the case, which has been pending since 2002.
