And there it is – Smollett has been indicted on 16 counts. Wow.

From ABC 7 Chicago:

A Cook County grand jury has returned a 16-count indictment against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, according to court records.

The Cook county State’s Attorney’s Office confirmed the indictment, which they said was returned by a grand jury on Thursday.

Smollett was originally charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on Feb. 20.

Now the grand jury has returned 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report.