"You'll see I wasn't"- Lil Woody denies being the "main reason" behind Young Thug's trial

Lil Woody has addressed his accountability in the recently ended trial of Young Thug. In a new VladTV interview with DJ Vlad, the rapper opened up about the role of his 2015 statement in Young Thug's arrest.

In the interview, Lil Woody said that he isn't as culpable as he was made to appear. Then explaining why he believed so, the YSL member said:

"Y'all can sit here and say I'm the main reason for this trial. But if you really watching the trial and paying attention, you'll see I wasn't... I know I wasn't."

The Penthouse rapper continued:

"Think about it, if I gave a statement 2015, if I'm the main witness why is an arrest in 2022 whenever it was? If I'm the star witness and this whole trial based off me and the statements, I allegedly gave was 2015."

Lil Woody's testimony during Young Thug's trial gained attention as he appeared to be the prosecutor's star witness for months, XXL reported in September 2024. While on the stand, Woody confessed to having lied to the police in his past interrogations, fired his lawyer, and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights.

DJ Vlad's interview, which mainly focused on Young Thug's trial and its aftermath, comes shortly after the YSL founder was released from prison in October 2024.

The segment of the interview with Lil Woody (Part 21) was released on VladTV's YouTube channel on Wednesday, December 18, and has since received over 80K views.

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Young Thug's release came after his acceptance of a blind plea in court

Young Thug's trial was concluded on October 31, 2024, when he pleaded guilty to participating in criminal street gang activity, Pitchfork reported. Following the Relationship rapper's guilty plea, his role in Georgia's longest trial ended and he was released from prison.

On the last day of his trial, Thug was asked in court if he was ready to accept a non-negotiated plea in light of an impasse over sentencing. Once the Digits rapper accepted the blind plea, he was offered a sentence of time served plus 15 years of probation. Should he be unable to complete his probation, he would be made to serve an additional 20 years in custody.

The conditions of Young Thug's sentence stipulated that he must stay away from the metro Atlanta area for the first 10 years of his probation. Additionally, the 33-year-old must also avoid being around any known gang members, with the exception of Quintavis Grier, his brother, and Gunna, who is signed to his record label.

Beyond these terms, the Halftime rapper is ordered to give 4 anti-gang presentations to children in addition to performing 100 hours of community service every year. Thug should also be prepared for random drug tests at any time during his probation period.

The conclusion of Young Thug's trial comes over 2 and a half years after his arrest on May 9, 2022. His court trial began roughly 18 months later, in November 2023.

Pitchfork also reports that before his arrest, the 33-year-old was named alongside 27 of his associates in a 56-count gang indictment alleging murder, assault, robbery, theft, illegal gun possession, and illegal drug possession and sales along the Cleveland Avenue area since 2012.

Prosecutors also claimed at the time that the Lifestyle rapper was allegedly leading a violent gang, also called YSL that stood for Young Slime Life, which had ties with the national Bloods organization.

Since 2022, many of the 28 people indicted have walked free, with only six defendants remaining in the trial, charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of codeine with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm, and possession of a machine gun.

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Young Thug, who spent 900 days behind bars, had also applied for numerous bail bonds during the period, all of which were rejected in court.