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Bond hearing for YSL rapper Young Thug<\/h4>\n
A Fulton County Superior Court judge is being asked to grant bond for YSL rapper Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams. A unique home arrest has been proposed that could cost millions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Earlier in the day, defense attorney Brian Steel proposed an unprecedented house arrest program that he said would involve 24 armed off-duty police officers, who would work around the clock and get paid $ 60 an hour at one of Williams’ four metro Atlanta homes.<\/p>\n
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A criminal defense investigator testified that the unprecedented security operation would cost more than $ 1 million a year, but prosecutors argued defendants should not be able to pay their way out of jail. They said Williams is a violent gang leader who poses a tremendous threat to the community.<\/p>\n
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“It will undergo a complete search that can include K-9 drug dogs, we’ll do whatever it takes to satisfy your honor,” said criminal defense investigator Charles Mittelstadt. “And we will search that and bless that environment and from that second forth, law enforcement will be put in place and nothing will come in and out of there.”<\/p>\n
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“We have taken proffers from fellow gang members of Mr. Williams. Some are on this indictment, some are not. They have stated uniformly that Mr. Williams is dangerous, they are afraid of him, that if they cross him, he will kill them and their family. “<\/p>\n
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Williams was arrested in Buckhead as part of a sweeping gang indictment that also named 27 other people, including fellow Atlanta rapper Gunna. Fulton County prosecutors allege those named in the indictment are members of the Young Slime Life (YSL) gang, which has engaged in criminal activity in the city since 2012. <\/p>\n
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In the 88-page indictment, prosecutors allege Williams is a co-founder of YSL. The indictment also gives a detailed account of various crimes alleged members of YSL are accused of, and documents social media posts and rap lyrics by Williams that reference YSL. <\/p>\n
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FORMER PROSECUTOR WEIGHS IN ON RICO CASE AGAINST YOUNG THUG, GUNNA, OTHERS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Jeffery Lamar Williams, who goes by the stage name Young Thug, was arrested on May 9, 2022.<\/span> (Fulton County Sheriff’s Office)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Since his arrest, Steele has alleged that his client has been “living in total isolation as if he is a forgotten person alone in the world.”<\/p>\n
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In his emergency motion, Steele said Williams had been placed in “solitary confinement,” relegated to a “windowless cement compartment with only a bed and a toilet and an overhead light which remains on 24 hours per day.” He states the rapper has no access to any type of media and “no opportunity to exercise, shower or have human contact.”<\/p>\n
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If convicted of a RICO charge, Williams could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $ 250,000.<\/p>\n
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READ THE FULL LIST OF THOSE INDICTED AND THE CHARGES<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Atlanta rapper Gunna, who is also charged with violating the RICO Act, had his bond denied in May. A judge set his court date for January 2023.<\/p>\n
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YSL rapper Gunna denied bond, trial date set for 2023<\/h4>\n
YSL rapper Gunna, also known as Sergio Kitchens, pled not guilty after being listed in an 80-page RICO indictment. He was given bond denial by a Fulton County judge and a trial date for January 2023. Atlanta rapper Young Thug’s bond hearing was delayed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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