Young Thug’s YSL RICO case has taken another unexpected turn, as one witness claimed they were too high to testify.
During Monday’s testimony hearing in the case, state witness Adrian Bean returned to the stand, but he faced a slight issue—he was so high that he was on the verge of falling asleep in the courthouse.
In a video shared online, Bean appeared to have droopy eyes as he glanced around the courtroom before speaking.
“I’m so high right now, y’all. I’m about to go to sleep on y’all, man.”
“Im so high right now, Im aboutta go to sleep on yall man”
— THUGGERDAILY ひ (@ThuggerDaily) March 19, 2024
The state’s witness, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/kOuAMo6J7t
According to reports, Bean testified that he doesn’t remember the September 2013 incident where he was alleged to be the getaway driver in a crime involving Thugger. His testimony is said to be the only evidence linking the rapper to the crime.
On Friday, Bean told the judge he’s faced threats, harassment, and job loss because of his testimony in the trial.
He also testified that he was addicted to ‘molly’ at the time and could not recall anything from the period in question.
“I don’t remember nothing from 2013, I keep telling y’all that,” Bean said. “Y’all got my name on a recorder, my phone number on a recorder. These people are threatening me. They’re calling my phone, your honor. I done lost my job. I got a lot going on.”
However, Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, argued that Bean was being dishonest regarding a January 2023 incident in which Bean had previously stated, ‘Young Thug was not in the car with us that day. I don’t even know how his name really got mentioned.
Later, during testimony, he claimed that prosecutors were “trying to assassinate” him and asked if he was on trial. Judge Glanville said, “No, sir, you are not on trial. But you have been properly summoned here as a witness, and you’re subject to examination until I release you.”
Bean’s recent admission of being high during the trial raises concerns about his reliability and the appropriateness of his presence in court.
Defense attorneys have criticized authorities for relying on incentivized jailhouse informants and using rap lyrics as evidence, arguing that it unfairly targets their clients’ artistic expression.
