Sean “Diddy” Combs is now not on suicide watch and has been visited by his household whereas awaiting trial in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Middle, sources inform PEOPLE.
A regulation enforcement supply says the 54-year-old music mogul — who has been charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering and transportation to interact in prostitution following his Sept. 16 arrest — is now not on suicide watch.
A supply additionally says Combs has visited with household whereas on the detention facility, the place he’s presently in custody earlier than his courtroom look in early October.
“He’s centered and really robust,” a lawyer for Combs tells PEOPLE. “He’s concentrating on his protection and getting ready for his trial.”
Earlier this month, sources informed PEOPLE that Combs had been positioned on suicide look ahead to preventative measures following his arrest, on condition that he was in shock and his psychological state was unclear. On the time, it was not recognized if he was suicidal or how lengthy he was on suicide watch.
Suicide watch is the “supervisory precautions taken for suicidal inmates that require frequent commentary,” in accordance with the U.S Division of Justice Nationwide Institute of Corrections.
On Sept. 24, sources additionally mentioned that Combs and disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are in custody in the identical space of the Brooklyn detention facility, which homes 1,600 inmates. The power, as beforehand reported, is thought for being harmful and understaffed.
Combs’ indictment is centered on allegations that he pressured victims to have “freak offs,” described by prosecutors as “elaborate and produced intercourse performances” organized by the mogul. Combs has pleaded not responsible to all prices.
Per the indictment, girls had been allegedly pressured or coerced into taking part with male intercourse employees, typically for a number of days, as Combs is accused of utilizing his influences — and medicines similar to cocaine, ketamine and oxycodone — to intimidate them to hitch. The “freak offs” had been typically captured on digicam with out the data of victims, per the indictment, which additionally notes that federal investigators seized three AR-15 rifles and 1,000 bottles of child oil and lubricant throughout raids at Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami houses in March.
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Following his arrest, Combs’ attorneys had proposed a $50 million bail bundle, which was denied by a decide, with the denial being upheld on attraction. Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo shared in a current interview with TMZ that the Dangerous Boy Information founder needs to testify at his pending federal trial and “could be very keen to inform his story.”
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