Three incidents of contraband allegedly introduced into the courthouse are inflicting delays within the jury choice course of within the trial towards Atlanta rapper Young Thug and greater than a dozen different defendants.
AJC reported on Tuesday a defendant’s mom was arrested after allegedly bringing “tobacco products” to her son in a bag of garments, in accordance with her arrest warrant.
On Wednesday, one other defendant was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital following a separate occasion of contraband being introduced into court docket for a 3rd consecutive day of court docket proceedings.
Young Thug Allegedly Handed Off Percocet Pill In Courthouse On Video
Fulton County prosecutors additionally allege that considered one of Young Thug’s co-defendants, Kahlieff Adams, handed him a prescription painkiller, often called Percocet, in open court docket Wednesday — and that they’ve the surveillance footage to show it.
WSBTV obtained footage from the alleged interplay. A deputy reportedly noticed the transaction and confiscated what was later decided to be a Percocet tablet.
Hit play to see the alleged tablet pass-off involving Young Thug and co-defendant.
All three incidents have reportedly precipitated the jury choice course of to be delayed.
Marijuana Hidden In Shoes, Percocet Handed To Young Thug In Court, Allegedly
Last week, Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville mentioned an unidentified particular person introduced clothes to one of many defendants with marijuana hidden within the sneakers.
“At a security checkpoint, some particular individual attempted to bring clothes for one of your clients,” Glanville advised protection attorneys. ”There was contraband discovered.”
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, which handles courthouse safety, mentioned that court docket providers deputies and employees members intercepted the clothes earlier than the defendant obtained it. According to the sheriff’s workplace, no arrests had been made within the incident.
Only protection attorneys are allowed to usher in clothes for defendants to put on. However, since jury choice, defendants have been carrying fits and costume shirts to court docket.
On Tuesday, Glanville once more notified protection attorneys after somebody allegedly tried to smuggle contraband to one of many defendants inside clothes. Glanville declined to say which defendant was concerned on the time however confirmed an arrest had been made and an investigation was underway.
According to the affidavit Channel 2 Action News obtained, legal professional Doug Weinstein, who represents Deamonte Kendrick, advised deputies he obtained a bag containing garments from his shopper’s mom. Weinstein additionally advised deputies he obtained a textual content message from the mom of Kendrick’s baby stating she had positioned a sealed envelope inside the bag. Kendrick is an Atlanta rapper who performs utilizing the stage title Yak Gotti and is charged with a number of counts, together with homicide.
YSL Trial Defendant’s Mother Arrested, Inmate Hospitalized After Ingesting Contraband
According to the warrant, Weinstein reportedly handed the bag to Fulton County deputies, who searched the bag and located a white envelope with tobacco wrapping paper and tobacco merchandise. Kendrick’s mom was arrested on the eighth ground of the courthouse, charged with one depend of legal try and commit a misdemeanor, and launched Wednesday on a $1,500 bond.
According to the affidavit, Kendrick’s mom advised deputies she didn’t know what was contained in the bag and handed it to Weinstein. A warrant was additionally issued towards the mom of Kendrick’s baby for a legal try with the intent to commit a particular crime.
“The reason for the delay is that we’ve had yet another instance of alleged contraband being introduced to our space. As a result of that and a subsequent investigation, one of our inmates unfortunately had to go to Grady hospital,” Glanville mentioned earlier than asserting the court docket would go into recess for the day.
Glanville didn’t title the defendant who needed to go to Grady. Calland’s shopper is Kahlieff Adams, who’s serving a life sentence at Hays State Prison after authorities convicted him of homicide in 2019.
Authorities are charging Adams with conspiracy to violate the RICO Act, tried homicide, and two counts of participation in legal road gang exercise.