Rapper Young Thug to be released after pleading guilty in two-year gang case

Young Thug On Thursday, October 31, he changed his plea to guilty, Gang case that has been going on for the last two years.

The 33-year-old Atlanta rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was indicted in 2022 on charges related to his alleged leadership of the street gang YSL, or Young Slime Life.

Members of the gang are accused of committing illegal and violent acts, including murder, armed robbery, drug dealing and car theft.

NBC News reported that the trial became the longest-running criminal case in Georgia history.

Earlier this week, three of Young Thug’s co-defendants, Quamarvation Nichols, 29, Marquavius ​​Huey, 28, and Rodalius Ryan, 18, entered plea deals following speculation that Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker might rule on a mistrial.

Accordingly CNNWhitaker pleaded guilty to Young Thug and sentenced him to prison. Young Thug has been in jail since his arrest in May 2022 and will now be released. He will have to serve 15 years of supervised release as part of the non-negotiated plea deal.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had used Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute to argue that Young Thug and his associates were a street gang with ties to the national Bloods gang.

Young Thug first achieved mainstream success with his 2014 single “Stoner.” He founded his own record label, YSL Records, in 2016 and has released three chart-topping albums, collaborating with Travis Scott, Post Malone, Meek Mill, Drake and others.

In January, One of Young Thug’s former defendants testified that Young Thug and the five others on trial were members of the Young Slime Life gang.

Trontavius ​​Stephens, who also accepted a plea agreement, Georgia took the stand in the courtroom and was asked the following question by the prosecution: “Which of the defendants in this courtroom right now is a member of YSL, the Young Slime Life gang?”

“All of them,” Stephens replied, addressing each of the men on trial by their nicknames.

The defense team argued that YSL is a music label that stands for Young Stoner Lifecontradicts prosecutors’ claims that YSL is a gang representing Young Slime Life.

The long-running experiment has spawned numerous viral moments. A video of Mr Williams’ lawyer claiming his client’s song was stolen has circulated “Pushing P” meant “pushing positivity.”

The rapper made headlines when he wore it himself wolf embroidered sweater After the prosecution described him as the leader of the “pack” and The Jungle Book: “For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.”