Young Thug was allegedly granted a temporary release from prison to mourn the passing of his older sister, Angela Grier.
According to tweets from a woman who is believed to be Thug’s daughter’s mother, Mari Mego, on Friday (March 31), the YSL rapper was allowed to attend a private viewing following Angela’s death in late March.
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“They let lil Jeff come see his sister,” Mari wrote with a heart emoji before confirming, “Lol yes they did n-gga had on a suit and Air Force ones.”
When a fan account claimed that Thug attended the funeral, Mari clarified that it wasn’t.
Another one of Thugga’s sisters, Dolly White, confirmed news of Angela’s passing in a social media post on March 27. Little details are known about the cause of death.
Young Thug has been behind bars for nearly a year as he awaits trial in the ongoing YSL RICO Case. He faces eight charges, including conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and two counts of participation in criminal street gang activity, along with multiple drug and weapons offenses.
As the search for jurors drags on, many potential jurors have ended up being ineligible for jury duty due to strange circumstances. Thug’s lawyer Brian Steele recently claimed that a potential juror had even attempted to reach out to him via email. While the contents of the message weren’t disclosed during the hearing, it was enough for the judge to order an investigation.
To combat incidents such as the aforementioned, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Judge Ural Glanville was substantially widening the pool of potential jurors in order to find enough who actually qualify.
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“Judge Glanville thinks we’ll need 500-600 jurors in the pool after hardships,” reporter Shaddi Abusaid tweeted earlier this week. “Of those, ‘We’ll need to qualify close to 100 folks.’ before strikes.”
“More groups of jurors being brought in Feb. 24, March 17, April 28 and May 19,” Abusaid added.
The jury selection process has been brutal on Thugga since it began on January 9. Many potential jurors are reportedly concerned with the length of the trial, which they’ve been told could last as long as six to nine months.
