Young Thug and Gunna have both suffered their first loss in court after being arrested as part of a sweeping RICO indictment against their Young Stoner Life (YSL) collective, which prosectors have accused of being a “criminal street gang” behind a string of armed robberies, drug deals and violent attacks, including murder.
Thug (real name Jeffrey Williams) appeared in front of Judge Robert Wolf via video from Fulton County Jail on Wednesday (May 11) for a bond hearing relating to his fresh wave of felonies separate to the RICO case.
Law enforcement officers discovered drugs and guns while executing a search warrant on the rapper’s home earlier this week, resulting in seven new charges — ranging from possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute to possession of firearm during commission of a felony.
These are in addition to Thug’s two charges in the YSL indictment, including conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and one count of participation in criminal street gang activity.
After hearing arguments from both the prosecution and Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, Judge Wolf declined Thug’s bond request after declaring him a flight risk and agreeing with concerns about him committing further felonies. Judge Wolf also said he didn’t want to complicate matters in the bond hearing for Young Thug’s RICO charges, which will be presented in front of another judge at a later date.
Assistant District Attorney Damian Smith had argued the Punk rapper posed “a clear risk of hindering the administration of justice given that we have not apprehended everyone on the larger indictment,” while pointing to the “large quantity of drugs and several firearms” seized at his home.
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Steel, meanwhile, claimed his client didn’t pose a flight risk and was “fully cooperative during his arrest,” even while being handcuffed in front of his 14-year-old son. He also said Thug would be willing to surrender his passport and wear an ankle monitor. Ultimately, Judge Wolf sided with the State.
According to 11Alive, Gunna suffered the same fate on Wednesday when he, too, was denied bond in connection with the RICO indictment. The “Pushin P” rapper (real name Sergio Kitchens) turned himself in earlier this week and faces one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Despite the serious allegations leveled against the Atlanta rappers and their YSL associates, which Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis believes will result in maximum penalties for “many people,” both Young Thug and Gunna’s attorneys have maintained their clients’ innocence.
“I’ll tell you the response to any allegation: Mr. Williams committed no crime whatsoever,” Steel told WSB-TV on Monday (May 9) following Young Thug’s arrest. “And we will fight to my last drop of blood to clear him.”
Gunna’s legal team — comprised of attorneys Donald F. Samuel, John A. Garland and Kristen W. Novay — told TMZ on Wednesday, “Mr. Sergio Kitchens, known as Gunna, is innocent. The indictment falsely portrays his music as part of a criminal conspiracy. Mr. Kitchens has been an advocate for his community, and it is our privilege to advocate for him.”
They both gonna snitch cuz the feds is using them as pawns to take down the gang. The feds dont want these guys sor anything, they just gave them BS charges to put their careers on the line. They know a rapper will choose his career over the gang just like 6ix9ine did. The will both snitch. But nobody will care because of the color of their skin. They wont get held to the same standards that they hold 6ix9ine. Call it black privlidge.
Sound dumb as hell biyt
G do you think thug is an innocent???
It`s state RICO not Federal RICO.
Free thugg
idkk man. I think once it gets out they snitched its gonna be a lot harder for them to get the same attention and respect they had before.
idkk man. I think once it gets out they snitched its gonna be a lot harder for them to get the same attention and respect they had before.
The only person in a position to snitch between the 2 is Gunna. Seeing as YT is being tagged as the one of leaders of YSL. If that Carrie’s, he’s got a problem because he’ll basically get tagged on the other charges due to the conspiracy aspect.
Shit don’t sound good.
Good, keep them in there. Hey What about FreeBandz and Future….and Migos too. Round up all them wack ass ATL cRappers and lock them up. This is long overdue payback for ruining hip hop.
Don’t forget about all the nyc & Chicago drill rap clowns. I never thought there would be anything worse then mumble rap and auto tune rappers but boy was I wrong.
Touche….But they’re already killing themselves tho but yes they’ve also contributed to the death of Hip hop…. along with Tik Tok.
Wackness never prospers
these boys are done – they got the rap motive plus all the gang activity combined. must’ve let the “green light” expire
The Feds are saving Hip Hop. Oh, The Irony.
Welp, time to start making license plates and eating fruit cocktail off the floor! They got yall on everything. Tried to have YFN Lucci killed while he was in jail huh? Aye, I hope yall enjoyed all the steak and shrimp you wanted while you were out. Now its cold spaghetti and ham sandwiches. Maybe Young Thug can redesign the prison outfits, LMAO! They even took the dog to jail bwahahahahahahahahaha!
I’ll slap tf outta you nicca.. cho azz up
How bout you slap deeznutz in your mouth and STFU and get over it.
We are about to start going after everybody in the rap game and this is a new dawn for the rap genre. This case will be huge if these rappers actually go down after getting away with so many things and being on top of the world for so long!
Real question is, will Thug wear a skirt to the inevitable Trial?
You mfs are some real life lame ass Goofys. Who gets happy about people being locked up? Haters. Swear to God.
I can’t fuck with Freddie Gibbs..