Gina Bernard, an attorney representing Young Thug’s co-defendant Jayden Myrick, filed a motion for a mistrial in the YSL RICO case.
According to multiple reports, Bernard sought a mistrial after an interrogation video from the case leaked online. The footage showed YSL Woody (a.k.a. Kenneth Copeland) talking to detectives.
“While said evidence may not directly implicate my client, it along with all of the publicity and courtroom incidents since the start of this trial … make it impossible for him to receive a fair trial, as well as a jury that is honestly and truly fair and impartial,” Bernand wrote, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Bernard’s client is already serving life in prison. Myrick was convicted of murder in the 2018 death of Christian Broder.
Young Thug, Myrick and 12 others await trial in the YSL RICO case. Prosecutors asked Judge Ural Glanville to investigate the leak of the YSL Woody interrogation video.
“The state has absolutely no interest in leaking this video to members of the public as its dissemination serves only to intimidate and harass witnesses called upon by the state to testify in a very serious and high-profile case,” prosecutors wrote.
Jury selection is ongoing in Young Thug’s trial. More prospective jurors will appear in court in March, April and May.