R. Kelly's trial was interrupted by a fan who was arrested after shouting
"Free R. Kelly" meters away from the courtroom.

R. Kelly's trial interrupted by a fan

According to reports, Debra Triplett was standing by the elevator used by
jury members to shield them from the media when she shouted twice.
She was arrested, handcuffed and brought before Judge Vincent Vaughan.
The arresting officer, Sergeant London Thomas, was sworn in and testified
that he witnessed the entire incident: "I was looking directly at her and
heard her say it." The judge set her bail at $50,000 and scheduled a hearing
for June 25.
After establishing the jury hadn't heard the shouts and could therefore not
be influenced, the singer's trial was allowed to continue.
Once the trial got underway, a former back-up singer of R. Kelly's cried
when she took the stand.
Stephanie Edwards introduced the girl in the tape to the singer when she was
aged just 12 or 13, and also confirmed she recognized the pair in the sex
tape being shown to the jury.
Defence attorney Ed Genson then accused the singer of trying to "get Robert"
after she fell out with the singer in 2000 and tried to set him up to earn
money.
Stephanie replied with a raised voice: "Sweetie, I'm not trying to get money
out of this."
Genson angrily replied, "I'm not your sweetie!", prompting the judge to
intervene.

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