born Jeffery Lamar Williams, is charged with violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and gang laws, among other things. The embattled rapper was indicted last year along with more than two dozen other people, five of whom...
A trial is set to begin for rapper Young Thug, who's accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media to promote it.
2021. Opening statements are expected next week in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of co-founding a violent criminal street gang and using his music to promote it. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Multi-platinum rapper Young Thug, a.k.a. Jeffery Williams, is the most well-known defendant standing trial. He’s facing eight counts in the 65-count indictment, with prosecutors alleging that he’s the leader of a subset of the Bloods called Young Slime Life that they claim are ...
Yak Gotti and Shannon Stillwell are moving forward in the YSL trial, after four of their co-defendants — including Young Thug — made guilty pleas last week.
"We're really in a trap," Will.i.am said in an ABC Studios documentary, reflecting on the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court amid the trial of rapper Young Thug.
Young Thug's YSL RICO trial started in Atlanta on Monday. The rapper is accused of leading a violent Atlanta street gang called Young Slime Life.
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A little over seven months after his arrest in May 2022,Gunna walked freeon December 14, 2022, after both he and Young Thug had been denied bond multiple times. The rapper pleaded guilty to a charge of racketeering conspiracy in what is known as an Alford plea — a deal that allows him...
Young Thug’s lawyers have said in multiple court filings that he is innocent of all crimes charged in the indictment. They argue YSL is simply a record label. The rapper has pleaded not guilty. Article content Multiple defense attorneys in the case have said ...