Attorney Kayla Bumpus was filling in for a colleague when she ended up at the center of the latest twist in Young Thug‘s YSL trial. Earlier this week, Judge Ural Glanville paused the court proceedings for Thugger and his co-defendants.
The court official is exploring whether he should recuse himself from the YSL trial after Thugger’s lawyer, Brian Steel, accused him of hosting an “ex-parte meeting.” As of July 1, the judge is waiting on another judge to rule on what should happen next.
For context, an “ex-parte meeting” is a motion, hearing, or order granted on request and for the benefit of one party only.
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YSL Trial Is On Pause Because Of THIS
This week on TSR Investigates, Justin Carter speaks with Bumpus about what went down at the meeting that has pumped the brakes on the trial.
Carter walks us through the 56-page document detailing the meeting between YSL trial Judge Ural Glanville, Bumpus, her client, and state witness Lil Woody, a court reporter, prosecutor Simone Hilton, and another prosecutor.
“We don’t want you in custody. I can’t say that any other different way, but we don’t want you in custody. The only thing that’s holding you is refusing to testify,” one of the prosecutors told Woody.
The witness had attempted to invoke his Fifth Amendment right on the stand when asked his age. Watch the episode below to hear what Attorney Bumpus had to say about the meeting. Carter also explains how Lil Woody claimed to refuse immunity and be a state witness.
Kayla Bumpus Says She Did Not Tell Young Thug’s Lawyer About The Meeting
Kayla insists she did not tell Brian Steel about the meeting but admits to giving additional information when he pressed about it. Lil Woody was at the meeting as Woody’s rep on behalf of a colleague.
“The problem with the meeting is not what was discussed. It’s that Mr. Copeland was already a sworn witness. So defense council should have at least known about the meeting,” Bumpus told Justin Carter.
Young Thug’s lawyer, Steel, confronted the YSL trial judge about the meeting in open court. When Brian refused to reveal the source who told him about the meeting, Ural held him in contempt of court.
“I did not tell Attorney Steel. I do not know who told Attorney Steel, but once they told him, he came and questioned me and I then did give him a rundown of what happened in the meeting,” Kayla added.
