After five weeks
of being incarcerated, Beanie Sigel is seeking to be released from prison on
bail.
Sigel’s lawyer
Fortunato N. Perri. Jr., told a Philadelphia judge yesterday that Sigel was
not capable of fleeing town and skipping trial due to his fame.
Perri also claimed
that there was no evidence indicating that Sigel is a danger to his community,
despite being accused of shooting a man and appearing in court for various assault
and weapons charges.
Sigel is currently
in prison for shooting a man outside of a Philadelphia nightclub. Sigel and
his lawyer said that Sigel was at the bar prior to the shooting and deny any
involvement.
Sigel was denied
bail last month on separate assault charges stemming from an April 20th incident.
The rapper is attempting
to be released to finish his third solo album, The Becoming.