In Summary
- An attorney representing Young has reportedly found himself embroiled in his own legal troubles.
- Attorney Brian Steel was taken into custody on Monday for alleged contempt of court
- Steel was apprehended by courtroom deputies
A Georgia judge has ordered a lawyer for rapper Young Thug to spend the next 10 weekends in jail after finding him in contempt reported USA TODAY
Defense attorney Brian Steel represents the rapper, who is currently on trial in Atlanta on charges including violation of Georgia’s anti-racketeering and gang laws.
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Young Thug’s Lawyer Held
On Monday, Judge Ural Glanville took the extraordinary step of holding Brian Steel, the rapper’s primary lawyer, in contempt for refusing to disclose who told him about a closed-door meeting between the judge, prosecutors, the uncooperative witness and his lawyer.
Mr. Steel had argued in court that the conversation was unconstitutional and that the defense should have been present, or at least notified.
In a heated exchange, Judge Glanville took issue instead with how Mr. Steel had learned of the meeting, and later sentenced the lawyer to a maximum of 20 days in jail for failing to reveal his source.
“Listen, if you don’t tell me how you got this information then you and I are going to have some problems,” the judge said in court, to which Mr. Steel responded, “I have problems right now.”
Judge Glanville, who has overseen the case since Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was indicted alongside 27 others in May 2022, appeared increasingly frustrated when he continued: “How did you get that information supposedly from my chambers? Did somebody tell you?”
Mr. Steel snapped back, “You should’ve told me!”
The in-court fireworks threatened to derail the lengthy and complex case, which has already been plagued by delays, disruptions (including the stabbing of one defendant in jail , uncooperative witnesses, extralegal distractions and fits of tension from all sides.
