Young Thug‘s ongoing YSL RICO trial has been packed with drama and controversy, and one of the witnesses participating in the court proceedings has now added even more.
Kenneth Copeland a.k.a. Lil Woody spent the weekend in jail after refusing to testify last week despite having an immunity deal that is contingent on his testimony.
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Legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff has reported that he took the stand once again on Tuesday (June 11). While there, he fired his lawyer, as she confirmed to the judge that she wanted to be taken off the case.
“She fired,” Woody said after being asked how he wanted to proceed. “I don’t want her.”
After a short court break, Kenneth Copeland, aka Lil Woody, chose to get rid of his lawyer while testifying in the YSL RICO case. His lawyer informed Judge Ural Glanville that she was fired before he even started to testify. pic.twitter.com/MceXLfQjPN
— Law&Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) June 11, 2024
"She fired."
In a twist, Woody has fired his lawyer (Judge Glanville suspects she is the one who told Steel about the chamber meetings yesterday.)
This follows the attorney telling judge she wants to quit.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) June 11, 2024
Earlier this week, Young Thug’s attorney was taken into custody and held in contempt while court was in session.
On Monday (June 10), Brian Steel confronted Judge Ural Glanville for privately meeting with prosecutors and one of the state’s star witnesses before court that day. When questioned about how he came upon said information, the lawyer refused to share his source and was escorted out of the courtroom and ordered to spend the next 10 weekends at the Fulton County Jail.
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Steel told the judge that he’s “not supposed to have communication with a witness who’s been sworn” before leaving the courtroom. This was in reference to Lil Woody, who is apparently taking the stand once again as a result of the private meeting mentioned above.
After Steel was removed, DA Adriane Love asked that he be allowed back into the courtroom for the remainder of the day’s proceedings, and he was eventually let back in.
As for Woody, he took the stand last week and invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
He did so even for the most basic questions, such as “How old are you?” When he refused to comply, the judge ordered held him in willful contempt of court, since the prosecution had already offered him an immunity deal in exchange for his testimony against Thug.
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In response, Steel filed a motion for a mistrial.
