G-Uniter Tony Yayo was in court in New York yesterday to face those previously reported allegations he assaulted the teenage son of Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemund, the boss of Czar Entertainment, and a rival of the G-Unit posse. As previously reported, it is alleged Yayo and another man hit out at the teenager because he was wearing a Czar Entertainment t-shirt.
The case took an immediate interesting turn in court this week after prosecutors admitted the other man, one Lawell Fletcher, had twice admitted that it was him who attacked Rosemund junior, and that Yayo had in fact pulled him away from the teen. That admission was interesting because it had been made during interviews where Fletcher had no legal representation and the prosecution had not previously made the defence aware of his statements, meaning they were unaware the admissions had been made. Needless to say, the admissions of guilt will have an impact on how lawyers representing Yayo and Fletcher will approach the case.
Yayo's lawyer, Scott Leemon, was critical of the NYPD for not revealing Fletcher's admissions earlier, telling AllHipHop.com: "It's troubling to learn today, that they withheld this information for a year. The NYPD has had information for a year that proves that Yayo didn't do what he is charged with and only today did we learn that this confession existed".
Prosecutors have now been given until 18 Jan to confirm whether or not they plan to use Fletcher's admissions in their case. Leemon says he then has until 1 Feb to file his next motion regarding the case, which may include an application to have Yayo tried separately, so he can use Fletcher's statements as a defence. The case should go to court properly in late March.