Weeks after jury selection began in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who is facing gang-related charges in a RICO indictment, the judge is still examining the large jury pool for hardship in a trial with 14 defendants that's been interrupted several times.
In a court filing obtained by ABC News, prosecutors accused Young Thug and his co-defendant of engaging in a "hand-to-hand drug transaction."Weeks after jury selection began in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who is facing gang-related charges in a RICO indictment, the judge is still examining the large jury pool for hardship in a months-long trial with 14 defendants that has been interrupted several times -- most recently over allegations of drug and contraband smuggling in court.
"The State's motion was replete with factual inaccuracies, misrepresentations and was filed, it appears, solely for the purpose of placing Defendant Jeffrey Williams in a bad light in the eyes of the media and the public, and with the distinct possibility of poisoning the jury pool," Young Thug's legal team argued in the motion obtain by ABC News.
"Sheriff's Office personnel immediately approached defendant Williams and demanded that defendant Williams relinquish the contraband defendant Williams placed in his hand before placing his hand under the table," prosecutors said in the Jan. 19 motion obtained by ABC News. "Mr. Adams adamantly maintains his innocence and looks forward to the conclusion of this trial," she added.
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