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Young Thug Takes Plea Deal in Atlanta’s ‘Trial of the Century’

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Young Thug Takes Plea Deal in Atlanta’s ‘Trial of the Century’

Young Bandit, Behind bars since 2022 on a wide-ranging indictment under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, he entered a non-negotiated (or blind) plea Thursday, Oct. 31, after agreeing to plead guilty or no contest to multiple charges. accepted the deal. machine gun, RICO count and gang leader count.



He had previously rejected the offer of a negotiated plea deal. As a result, the state recommends a sentence of 45 years in prison, including 25 years of pretrial detention and 20 years of supervised release. The final decision regarding the punishment belongs to the judge.

Young Thug’s plea comes after the three remaining defendants in Atlanta’s “trial of the century” reached a plea agreement in the last 72 hours. Rodalius Ryan and Marquavius ​​Huey entered criminal complaint The day after Quamarvation Nichols accepted an agreement.

Ryan pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act. Judge Paige Reese Whitaker sentenced him to 10 years in prison, which was commuted to prison time. Ryan remains in custody while serving a life sentence for murder. Huey pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the RICO Act, aggravated assault, robbery, weapons and gang charges.

The judge sentenced Huey to 25 years in prison; nine of them were sentenced to prison. The remainder will be spent on five years of deferred probation. Huey has already spent two years in custody. Now only Yak Gotti and SB remain; the former chose to take the matter to the jury.

The defense requested a mistrial because the prosecution revealed on Oct. 23 that a witness had revealed that Nichols had been previously incarcerated, making an error that the jury should not have known about. Judge Whitaker rejected a mistrial with prejudice, which would have prevented the prosecution from retrying Young Thug and the other defendants.

But he offered a mistrial option without prejudice and criticized prosecutors for the lapses. As a result, the prosecution and defense began plea bargain negotiations due to the looming threat of mistrial.

The hearing is currently ongoing and is being broadcast live on YouTube. Thug’s official sentence has not yet been confirmed. Stay tuned.

This is an evolving story.














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