There have been a lot of unexpected developments in Young Thug’s continuing RICO trial.
In less than a week following his imprisonment for contempt of court, a former associate of Young Thug acknowledged on the witness stand that he had been “making up stories” to police officers during their numerous interactions with him over the years.
The man, Kenneth Copeland, also known as Lil Woody, took the stand on Thursday, June 13, as seen in an online video.
He “appeared irritated” and said “yes” to all of the questions posed to him. He then admitted to lying to authorities in interviews going back to 2015, and he disclosed that he was responding; “yes” to every inquiry to expedite the legal process.
In addition, he said that he couldn’t recall anything he said to the police because it was all made up of stories that “they wanted him to say.”
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Woody said on the witness stand, “Every time they grabbed me, I had a different story for them. I wasn’t being honest; I was just saying what they wanted me to say. I was making every effort to persuade them that I hadn’t done anything. You asked me if I was being truthful. I know I wasn’t being truthful. Whenever they were asking me, I was lying. I was making up stories.”
The details were made public following the arrest and contempt of court of Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steel, for withholding information about a source about his client’s RICO case.
Judge Ural Glanville ruled that the material was improperly obtained by Steel, irrespective of the source.
The judge went on to threaten to hold Brian in contempt if he did not reveal the method used to obtain the information.
“You’ll have five minutes from me,” Judge Glanville threatened to hold Steel in contempt if he didn’t reveal who it was.
Following a protracted hiatus, Steel was told to use the following ten weekends to complete his 20 days of service.
Steel’s sentencing was slated to start on Friday, June 14, and would end on Sunday, August 18.
In a decision on Wednesday, June 12, the Georgia Supreme Court approved Steel’s urgent bond request.
