Rapper Lil Wayne might be called to testify in Young Thug’s ongoing YSL Rico trial. This trial is connected to a shooting incident that occurred on Lil Wayne’s tour bus in 2015.
According to AllHipHop, Fulton County prosecutors attempted to introduce videos of Lil Wayne speaking about Young Thug in court. However, Judge Ural Glanville denied the request, stating that the videos could only be played if Lil Wayne testified in person.
The prosecution aims to use the 2015 shooting incident against Young Thug, who is alleged to have hired PeeWee Roscoe to execute the act. Roscoe was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years of probation for the crime, but his conviction was overturned in 2018.
While it’s uncertain whether Lil Wayne will appear in court, Alvin Lewis, the driver of his tour bus during the time of the shooting, is scheduled to testify on Monday, May 6.
Lewis had previously filed a lawsuit against Young Thug, Birdman, and Roscoe in relation to the shooting in 2016.
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Despite the uncertainty surrounding the inclusion of Lil Wayne’s videos as evidence, Judge Glanville has ruled that a lengthy conversation Young Thug had with authorities in July 2015 can be used in the trial.
This conversation took place during the investigation of the tour bus shooting. Young Thug’s attorneys had tried to declare the results of this conversation inadmissible for the RICO trial. They argued that the interview violated Young Thug’s right to counsel and that his statements were not voluntarily made.
However, Judge Glanville disagreed, ruling that Young Thug did not have a right to counsel at the time of the interview as he had not been charged in the case being discussed.
Gunna exempted from testifying in Young Thug’s RICO trial
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Gunna, a key figure in the ongoing RICO trial involving Young Thug, will not testify.
Despite having previously accepted a plea deal that sparked controversy, the court has decided not to call Gunna, a Crips Gang member, to the stand.
This decision comes after the judge instructed the prosecution to reduce the number of witnesses they intended to question.
