The wealthy financier was arrested in early July on federal sex trafficking charges.
NBC News reportedEpstein, 66, was found on the floor of his cell in the fetal position on Wednesday night, according to sources that spoke to NBC News. He was semi-conscious and had marks on his neck when he was discovered.reached out to the Metropolitan Correction Center and the U.S. Attorney's Office for comment. The U.S. Marshal's office hadn't yet heard of the alleged injury.
Sources told NBC News that Epstein may have tried to hang himself. Another source told NBC that Epstein’s injuries were not serious, and raised the possibility that he may have used the incident to obtain a transfer from jail. An assault is also being considered as the source of his injury.reported later Wednesday night that, prior to the alleged injury, Epstein had been moved to solitary protective custody to protect him from inmates threatening him with injury.
Epstein is currently housed in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correction Center, which has previously held El Chapo and Bernie Madoff, after on June 18. Prosecutors had argued that the financier was a flight risk, which the judge in his case agreed with.
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