One of two men charged along with the rapper Young thug and awaiting a jury verdict, was stabbed in prison but is expected to appear in court on Monday, his lawyer said.

Attorney Doug Weinstein confirmed that his client Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, was injured on Sunday. Jurors return Monday to continue deliberating whether to convict Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell on gang, murder, drug and weapons charges.

“Although he sounded tired, I expect him to make a full recovery,” Weinstein wrote on social media.

Stillwell was stabbed to death in prison nearly a year ago, CBS affiliate WANF reported.

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Natalie Ammons said in an email that Kendrick and another inmate got into a fight in the south annex of the jail in Union City. Kendrick was treated for “minor injuries from a sharp object,” she wrote. An investigation into the fight is underway, she said.

Kendrick and Stillwell were among 28 people indicted along with Young Thug in May 2022 on charges including conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Jury selection for the trial of six of these defendants began nearly two years ago, and opening statements took place a year ago.

Prosecutors have tried to prove that YSL (Young Slime Life) is a criminal street gang responsible for numerous crimes, WANF reports, but defense attorneys say YSL is not a gang, but simply the name of a record label, Young Stoner Life.

Four of the defendants, including Young Thug, pleaded guilty in October. The rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was released on probation. Stillwell and Kendrick rejected plea agreements after more than a week of negotiations and their lawyers chose not to present evidence or witnesses.

The jury began deliberations last Tuesday afternoon and was dismissed at 5 p.m. Jurors deliberated for about six hours Wednesday before recessing for the Thanksgiving holiday. They are expected to resume deliberations on Monday.

As WANF reported, Young Thug and several others had multiple organized crime, weapons and drug charges filed against him, with the star rapper having already spent more than a year and a half in prison while awaiting trial.

The station reported that jury selection for the trial took longer than any other in Georgia history.