2/21 4:15 AM PT -- Jussie has been arrested. Chicago PD says he is currently in custody of detectives, and will be arraigned Thursday morning.
Before he appears in court, police will hold a news conference at 7 AM PT.
TMZ will be live streaming. Stay tuned ...
6:18 PM PT -- Jussie's attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson, released the following statement ... "Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked.
"Given these circumstances, we intend to conduct a thorough investigation and to mount an aggressive defense."
Jussie Smollett[1] has just been indicted for a felony ... filing a false police report, and the stakes are 3 years in prison.
A Cook County Grand Jury handed down the indictment late Wednesday, after grand jurors heard testimonies and evaluated evidence.
We're told Ola and Abel Osundairo -- the 2 brothers -- told Grand Jurors they staged[2] the so-called "attack" at Jussie's behest and even got paid for it. The brothers were caught on camera[3] buying a bunch of supplies before the incident ... including ski masks, gloves, bandanas, sunglasses and red hats.
EXCLUSIVE:
I tracked down surveillance of the Osundairo's buying supplies before "attack"
Sources say Jussie Smollet told brothers what to buy.
Countless phone calls placed for this.
Visited more stores than I wish to admit. @cbschicago https://t.co/GT6h2g6Y9a pic.twitter.com/ULr3UTDe9Q[4][5][6]
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) February 20, 2019[7]
Although police officially called Jussie a "victim" until recently[8], multiple law enforcement sources