In a sprawling indictment filed two years ago, Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, and more than two dozen others were accused of conspiring to violate Georgia’s anti-racketeering law. He is also accused of crimes involving guns, drugs, and gangs.
He is on trial alongside five other individuals who have been charged.
Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, has stated that his client is innocent and wants a fair trial to clear his name.
Legal advisors for Youthful Hooligan and co-litigant Deamonte Kendrick had recorded movements looking for Glanville’s recusal. They claimed that the judge held a meeting without the defendants or defense attorneys present with the prosecutors and prosecution witness Copeland. The judge and prosecutors, according to the defense attorneys, had attempted to persuade the witness to testify, making the meeting “improper.”
Judge Rachel Krause, a colleague of Glanville’s, said that he should be removed so that the public’s faith in the judicial system could be maintained, but she did not criticize Glanville for holding the meeting.
Copeland, who was conceded resistance by examiners, consented to get back to the stand Monday after Whitaker let him know he could affirm or sit in prison until the preliminary closures, the Diary Constitution announced. Copeland over and again said he didn’t recollect occasions from quite a while back, conceded misleading police and said he referenced Youthful Hooligan’s name to police to get himself in the clear.