Young Thug‘s trial has had yet another curveball after the state’s key witness said that he has lied in some of his past statements.
In court on Monday (August 12), Kenneth Copeland (also known as Lil Woody) ended up exploding on prosecutors during his time on the stand, saying he lied about “almost everything” in 2015 in an effort to stay out of jail.
“Like I told you before y’all called me to trial, I have lied,” he said. “I made things up. I told you this before y’all brought me in this courtroom, and I’m telling you now. You asked me about 2015. I had got my life together. Y’all are trying to put this on my conscience, y’all are trying to put people’s lives in my hands.
He continued: “I don’t wanna be here. Y’all have pressured me, I’m tired of y’all, cause y’all know y’all wrong, and y’all Black people doing this to us”
Copeland also denied that he’s trying to help Young Thug out now, adding that he doesn’t “care nothing about him,” per FOX.
The trial is currently ongoing.
#KennethCopeland is making it clear that he doesn’t want to testify. Most of his answers have been “I don’t recall.” He also explains that in 2015, he would say anything, including blaming #YoungThug for murder, to get out of trouble. #YSL#FultonCountyhttps://t.co/6PZ1qS4eSApic.twitter.com/kPZTVg8OzC
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) August 12, 2024
Young Thug appears to be growing increasingly weary of the ongoing YSL RICO trial, which has now become the longest in Georgia’s history.
In a viral post from the proceedings on Wednesday (August 7) – which marked day 107 of the trial – Thugger can be seen seemingly snoozing in his seat as his lawyer Brian Steel spoke to Judge Paige Reese Whitaker.
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The trial resumed on July 30, following a delay as they appointed the aforementioned new judge.
Amid the many mishaps and delays, Thug and his legal team last month filed for a mistrial as well as a request to be released on bond – but both were shot down by the new judge.
Judge Ural Glanville, who had been overseeing the trial since it started, was removed on July 15 after he met with prosecutors and Copeland without the knowledge of Thug and his legal team.
He was then replaced by Judge Shakura Ingram – who then recused herself on July 17 because of a romantic relationship her former courthouse deputy had with a co-defendant in the case. Whitaker was named as the new judge that same day.
