‘I’m grown:’ Key witness in YSL trial arrested after refusing to testify on behalf of the state

ATLANTA, Ga. — A key witness in the Young Slime Life trial is headed to jail after he refused to testify on behalf of the state.

Kenneth Copeland, who is known as Lil Woody, was arrested on the stand and held in contempt of court.

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Copeland invoked the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Prosecutors asked how old he was and Copeland responded, “I’m an adult. I plead the Fifth.”

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Copeland, a convicted felon and known gang member, previously served time in federal prison in 2018. He had been granted immunity in exchange for his testimony against Jeffrey Williams, known as Young Thug.

Copeland is now being held in jail on contempt of court until Monday.

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The trial for Young Thug and his co-defendants, who were named in a sweeping RICO indictment, has been going on since January 2023.

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