His mental state is said to be unclear
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been placed on suicide watch while awaiting trial.
Combs, 54, was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday September 16.
The following day it was revealed that he’s been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He entered a not guilty plea in court earlier this week.
Combs has been denied bail twice and is currently being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centre.
His lawyers had argued that he should be spared jail while he awaits trial and suggested a $50 million bond with electronic monitoring, weekly drug tests, a visitor log, the surrender of his passport and no contact with women.
His lawyers indicated on Wednesday that they planned to appeal the judge’s decision.
Sources told PEOPLE that he had been placed on suicide watch, but it is not clear if Combs is suicidal or how long he has been on suicide watch.
They say that it is a preventative measure as he is in shock and his mental state is unclear.
According to the US Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections, suicide watch is ‘supervisory precautions taken for suicidal inmates that require frequent observation.’
If Combs is found guilty, the mandatory minimum sentence he could face is 15 years, with a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The American rapper, record producer and executive is a three-time Grammy award winner and is credited with the discovery of artists such as the Notorious B.I.G. and Usher.
