Young Thug‘s co-defendant Jayden Myrick’s request for a mistrial in the YSL RICO case has been denied by Judge Ural Glanville at a hearing this week.
Myrick’s attorney, Gina Bernard, was seeking a mistrial for her client due to an interrogation video featuring YSL Woody cooperating with authorities leaking on social media last month.
“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 that have not been the result of any conduct of my client, Jayden Myrick, make it impossible for him to receive a fair trial, as well as a jury that is honestly and truly fair and impartial,” Bernard wrote.
Myrick, also known as SetTrip and Jayman, faces charges of attempted murder, possession of weapon by incarcerated individual, conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and two counts of participation in criminal street gang activity, per the original indictment.
However, Judge Ural Glanville denied the request at Wednesday’s (March 1) hearing and urged sides to be more judicious when asking for a mistrial, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Glanville also ordered an expedited investigation into how the interrogation room video leaked in the first place so it doesn’t happen to other defendants in the case.
“It affects everyone’s right to a fair trial,” Glanville said. “I don’t know who did this but if this pertains to you, please amend your ways. You’re playing a very dangerous game with your six-digit bar number.”
The slow-moving process of jury selection will continue this month with the court looking into speaking with 1,200 different possible jurors before the trial for Young Thug and the 13 other YSL affiliates begins.
The jury selection process has been brutal on Thugger since it began on January 9. Many potential jurors are reportedly concerned with the length of the trial, which they’ve been told could last as long as six to nine months.
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