ATLANTA — Juror No. 529, one of hundreds of people summoned ahead of the sweeping gang trial involving rapper Young Thug, didn’t have to hang around long after Chief Judge Ural Glanville asked to hear his reasons for requesting a hardship deferral.
The candidate has childcare responsibilities, he explained, and a unique set of job requirements. An aircraft technician, the potential juror is responsible for taking care of Waffle House’s fleet of five private jets, used to fly the company’s middle management across the country.
“Fascinating,” Glanville said before granting the hardship request.
