YFN Lucci’s attorney has addressed the speculation that the rapper will take the witness stand in Young Thug’s upcoming RICO case.
Prosecutors named Lucci — who is also behind bars on separate murder and racketeering charges — as a potential witness during a court hearing earlier this week. However, his attorney, Drew Findling, told TMZ that his client won’t be testifying at trial.
“Any party can announce for example that Abraham Lincoln is on their witness list, but those words alone are meaningless,” he said. “So, to be 100 percent clear, Rayshawn Bennett (YFN Lucci) will not be a witness in the YSL case.”
YFN Lucci’s involvement in the RICO case came to light when it was reported that Young Thug allegedly ordered a hit on the rapper, who was stabbed while in jail earlier this year.
Legal documents revealed there was a bounty on Lucci’s head and he begged the judge to sentence him to house arrest, but was denied.
Antonio “Obama” Sumlin, one of two men prosecutors believe was behind the stabbing, took a plea deal last week. The 32-year-old was sentenced to 15 years probation after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act, two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime and participation in criminal street gang activity.
The number of YSL co-defendants who have taken a plea deal rose to eight on Thursday (December 29), with the latest being Trontavious Stephens, who also goes by “Tick” and “Slug.” He will serve eight years probation after pleading guilty to a sole racketeering count.
Stephens agreed to testify at trial, where he won’t be able to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights on the stand. He admitted he was a founding member of YSL and that it was a gang, and also acknowledged a pair of arrests with one involving the robbery of a woman.
Meanwhile, two defendants, Tenquarius “Nard” Mender and Derontae Bebee, bucked the trend by rejecting plea deals this week. They will now head to trial alongside Young Thug, with Nard facing 50 years in prison and Bebee facing a life sentence.
The trial is scheduled to begin on January 9. Per Atlanta-based reporter George Chidi, prosecutors view Young Thug as “the target of this case” and are seeking a conviction that will keep him behind bars.
So Thug’s pussy clique tried to kill a real one. What an irony…
Lucci showing what the definition of a real ni66a is, no snitching. Meanwhile Gunna and the rest of the YSL snitches continue to tell
Listen to the VEDIO Lucci is on the witness list.
Seriously do believe everything one says. Do some research. ‘
If any of them were real ones they wouldn’t be killing and destroying people’s lives to gain when they crossed the oath making money rapping and could of changed their life after.
You get older and once you have the opportunity to make that money and be legit then it’s time to take that money that you may legal and do something legal and get out of that type of lifestyle I know some are born into it but I believe that’s the generation that could change the next generation but the music industry I tell you what we feed in our minds equals into ourselves and when you listen to that type of music when I call shit music crap music devil music it will reap in your soul it will pop out in your thoughts and to me that’s just my opinion My grandson loves it into this day he’s locked up he’s not a game member thank God even though his family members are he still wants to listen to that music will play me some rap music play me this one play me that one dude when are you gonna change Mijo but again this is what the industry puts out there this is what the people listen to especially our younger generation in the world just keeps getting worse seven months I don’t know that’s just my opinion God bless you happy New Year’s and stay safe
Everything you said is on point.