On Monday June 10 2024, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville got into a heated argument with the artist’s lawyer, Brian Steel.
Steel reportedly learned about a meeting between the Judge, prosecutors, and Kenneth Copeland, also known as Lil Woody. During the conversation, the case’s key witness allegedly admitted to killing Donovan”Nut” Thomas Jr.
Glavnville demand Steel tell him how he learned about the exchange, prompting the attorney to refuse. “If you don’t tell me how you got this information, me and you are going to have some problems”, the magistrate angrily stated.
“It’s disturbing how you have somehow gotten information in regards to the courts private ex parte conversation with the party.
At several points in Law and Crime’s broadcast, Glanville threatened to hold Steel in contempt-similar to how he did Copeland the week prior.
Thug’s lawyer pushed back, “if that’s true, then (this is) coercion, witness intimidation, ex parte communications that we have a constitutional right to be present for. So, I understand that you are upset toward me, but l don’t know what l did. I’m doing what everyone should do.
“You influenced the witness based upon information belief, and l would like to have that all on the record. I don’t know why that’s so hard to do. Per 11 alive, he was later arrested for failing to provide a source of the aforementioned.
Young Thug real name Jeffery Williams is one of the most influential and successful rappers in the US and he was arrested because of conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO.
The rapper is also accused of participation in criminal street gang activity, as well as drug and gun charges.