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His RICO trial Young Thug earned another wild moment as a witness admitted to being high while testifying.
On On Tuesday (March 19), the racketeering trial of rap star Young Thug and his crew YSL (Young Slime Life) got underway in a Fulton County courtroom. Young Thug's defense attorneys called prosecution witness Adrian Bean to the stand. As the confrontation began, Bean leaned forward with his eyes half closed. “Dude, um,” he began, “Can I get some water or something? I'm so high right now, I'm going to bed. I am. I won't lie.”
The revelation prompted Chief Prosecutor and District Attorney Adriane Love to ask Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville for permission to approach the bench. Love brought Bean a bottle of water while Brian Steel, Young Thug's attorney, asked if Bean was well enough to continue. Despite voicing his plight, Bean responded: “Let's keep the ball rolling.” The entire moment was captured on the Livestream of the trial.
Bean was subpoenaed by the prosecution because he was one of the witnesses they are relying on to prove that Young Thug, aka Jeffrey Williams, was at the scene where Donovan Thomas Jr. was killed. 11, 2013. But further cross-examination by Bean's defense appeared to support the disagreement that the police were pressuring Bean to say that Young Thug was at the scene. Bean also expressed that he could not remember key events during his February deposition, citing his history of drug use.
The trial has seen several instances of strange behavior from a lawyer who joked that he would open a OnlyFans account to supplement their income to DA Love and a defense attorney who got into such a heated argument that Judge Glanville had to step in and ask them to “take it down a notch.” He was also found warning the court audience as a defense lawyer joked about the exchange later that day. “I didn't ask anyone to laugh in the gallery. This is a courtroom. It is not an entertainment forum for you,” Judge Glanville said.
