R. KELLY: Associate Pleads Guilty to Arson

A man connected to R. Kelly has pleaded guilty to arson.

Michael Williams, who’s apparently related to one of the disgraced singer’s former publicists, appeared in a Brooklyn, New York court yesterday (Monday). Williams was accused of “setting fire to an SUV parked outside a residence in Florida where an alleged victim in the Kelly case and others were staying.”

His sentencing is set for October 5th. The Daily News reports that he faces up to 71 months in prison.