Younger Thug’s protection legal professional Keith Adams spoke out following an incident in court docket yesterday, the place fellow YSL co-defendant Kahlieff Adams allegedly gave the rapper a Percocet tablet.
Keith advised WSB-TV that Thugger, born Jeffery Williams, did “nothing unsuitable and was handed one thing, however didn’t know what it was and instantly turned it over to a deputy.”
Thug’s Lawyer Dismisses Accusations That The Rapper Willingly Accepted Percocet Whereas In Courtroom
“His facet is the reality. The truth is Mr. Williams had nothing to do with what went on within the courtroom on yesterday. One of many co-defendants on his method to the restroom tried to move one thing to Mr. Williams, who instantly turned it over to the deputy,” Keith Adams stated.
When requested if Thug knew the tablet was a Percocet, his legal professional doubled down on the rapper’s ignorance concerning what was positioned in his hand by a co-defendant throughout a court docket look final week, all of which was reportedly captured on surveillance video.
An legal professional (Keith Adams) for Younger Thug responded to the allegations that his shopper was concerned within the drug deal.@wsbtv pic.twitter.com/LEhNvFhbKX
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) January 20, 2023
“He didn’t know. We don’t know what it’s, didn’t know. It was turned over to a deputy instantly,” Keith Adams defined.
In response to a movement detailing the incident, Adams walked unattended to Williams and prolonged his closed proper hand to the rapper.
Williams then prolonged his open proper hand and accepted the merchandise, which was later discovered to be Percocet. Williams then closed his hand and positioned it underneath the desk the place he was seated.
Percocet Incident Is One Of A number of Makes an attempt To Cross Alongside Contraband To Embattled Rapper
A number of different incidents of contraband allegedly introduced into the courthouse are inflicting delays within the jury choice course of within the trial towards Atlanta rapper Younger Thug and greater than a dozen different defendants.
Final week, Fulton County Chief Choose Ural Glanville stated an unidentified particular person introduced clothes to one of many defendants with marijuana hidden within the sneakers.
AJC reported on Tuesday a defendant’s mom was arrested after allegedly bringing “tobacco merchandise” to her son in a bag of garments, in accordance with her arrest warrant.
Younger Thug caught in 4k conducting a drug deal in court docket ? one among his co defendants handed him a perc ?? both his Co D was making an attempt to set him up or these mfs the dumbest criminals on the planet pic.twitter.com/e8aUZiq1gU
— Poetik Flakko (@FlakkoPoetik) January 20, 2023
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.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Workplace, which handles courthouse safety, stated that court docket providers deputies and workers members intercepted the clothes earlier than the defendant obtained it. In response to the sheriff’s workplace, no arrests had been made within the incident.
Repeated Makes an attempt At Smuggling In Contraband Inflicting Delay In Jury Choice Course of
The three incidents involving contraband have reportedly brought about the jury choice course of to be delayed.
Thug faces the next prices: possession of schedule II managed substance, willful obstruction of legislation enforcement misdemeanor, possession of marijuana lower than one ounce, possession of alcoholic beverage by inmate, and willful obstruction of legislation enforcement officers misdemeanor.
The 31-year-old already stays behind bars on separate RICO-related prices as he awaits trial for that federal case.
In the meantime, the Fulton County District Lawyer’s Workplace says any pending or potential prices resolution towards Younger Thug for the incident shall be made after a full investigation.
