Defendant in YSL gang and racketeering trial stabbed as he awaits jury verdict

ATLANTA (AP) — One of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and was stabbed in jail but appeared in court Monday, as jurors deliberated another day without reaching a verdict.

Attorney Doug Weinstein confirmed that his client, Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, was injured Sunday. Jurors began deliberating last Tuesday over whether to convict Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell on gang, murder, drug and gun charges.

Kendrick returned to court with four or five staples in his head, Weinstein said during a press conference outside the Fulton County Courthouse, but “he’s doing really well.”

“It’s a shame that anyone that’s held in our jails have to go through that,” Weinstein said.