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 The jury in Young Thug’s trial could be returning Monday for the resumption of witness testimony. At least, that’s what Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker continues reiterating to prosecutors and defense attorneys.

Whitaker has also given prosecutors until Friday to respond to defense attorneys’ calls for a mistrial or at least their motions for disqualifications.

No courtroom proceedings will be held Friday. Whitaker has ordered attorneys and prosecutors to be back in court at 8 a.m. on Monday to finalize jury instructions that will be delivered in the wake of Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville’s recusal.

Whitaker also said she’s going to ask jurors if they can disregard previous testimony from prosecution star witness Kenneth Copeland (aka Lil’ Woody). If many of them say they can’t, a mistrial may result because of a potential reduced juror size.

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The husband of a woman at the center of a 1999 Atlanta cold case is now behind bars. Christopher Wolfenbarger was charged with murder in connection to the death of his wife, 21-year-old Melissa Wolfenbarger. Woffenberger’s dismembered remains were found in black trash bags tossed on the side of the road, although they wouldn’t be identified as hers until 2003.

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Atlanta News First and Decaturish take you through your latest DeKalb County news headlines and the stories people are talking about most! Georgia Senate District 41 candidate Jeff Newlin joins to talk about the state's abortion ban, annexation, and addressing housing affordability.

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Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Atlanta this week, and Donald Trump and JD Vance are coming this weekend in their first joint appearance together in Georgia as a president/vice president GOP ticket. Harris is also coming back to Georgia next week for the first time with her newly named running mate. Also: Democrats are reaching out to Gen Z voters; Republicans are training volunteer poll watchers.

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Defense attorneys in Young Thug’s internationally watched criminal trial erupted Wednesday morning after learning of another private meeting between prosecutors and the trial’s former judge – a meeting similar to the one that eventually got Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville recused from the case.

Full coverage of the latest controversy here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/07/31/upcoming-new-young-thug-judge-considering-more-mistrial-motions/

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Atlanta News First and Decaturish take you through your latest DeKalb County news headlines and the stories people are talking about most! Georgia State Senator Kim Jackson (D-41) joins to talk about the state's abortion ban, annexation, and addressing housing affordability.

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker has told prosecutors and attorneys in Young Thug's trial to remain professional and maintain decorum, as on-the-record proceedings resume next week in the high-profile YSL criminal trial in Atlanta. Young Thug's lawyers have filed new motions to get their client released on bond, and more motions for mistrial were filed this week. Will Judge Whitaker become as exasperated with the trial as her predecessor, Judge Ural Glanville? Digital producer Tim Darnell and reporter Rachel Aragon talk about the trial's latest developments.

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Former President Joe Biden addresses the nation after he drops his 2024 reelection bid; Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have enough delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination; former President Donald Trump holds a rally in North Carolina; Kimberly Cheatle resigns as director of the U.S. Secret Service after the attempted assassination of Trump in Pennsylvania; Quinniapiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy talks about how a Trump-Harris White House is shaping up.

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Decaturish Founder Dan Whisenhunt talks with presumptive DeKalb CEO-elect Lorraine Cochran-Johnson on historic runoff victory and her priorities for the county.

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