
The newest charges Thug faces include two criminal street gang activity-related charges, three charges of violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, and possession of a machine gun, Complex reports. “Many charges stem from evidence authorities recovered during a search of Thug’s home in Georgia upon his arrest in May as part of a 56-count indictment against him, Gunna, and 26 other YSL members,” per Complex. Young Thug is currently facing new charges from a new indictment as a part of the Young Stoner Life Records RICO case.Īccording to WSB-TV2 Atlanta, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office the charges are against Thug and four other defendants stemming from arrests made on March 17 and May 9. Young Thug won a Grammy in 2019 as a songwriter on Childish Gambino’s “This is America.After being denied bond in June, Young Thug faces a slew of new charges including two criminal street gang activity-related charges. A subsequent search of the rapper’s vehicle revealed several firearms. In 2018, he and members of his entourage were arrested after his 27th birthday bash at Dave and Buster’s when a car he was traveling in crashed into a police car. Young Thug was arrested in September 2017 and later charged with eight felonies, mostly drug-related - including possession and intent to distribute meth, hydrocodone and marijuana - as well as possession of a firearm.

Young Thug is a founding member, cops said. Law enforcement said YSL, which started in Atlanta around 2012, is affiliated with the Bloods gang, the outlet reported. Gunna was indicted on one count of conspiring to violate RICO.

Those named include rapper Gunna - whose true name is Sergio Kitchens, according to the indictment, obtained by WSBTV. The rapper was arrested as a result of a 56-count grand jury indictment that named 28 associates connected to his label YSL.

“We will fight this case ethically, legally and zealously. Williams has committed no violation of law, whatsoever,” Steel said. Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, told The Post that his client is innocent and expects him to be cleared of the charges leveled against him. The Fulton County District Attorney’s office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for more information. Young Thug was taken into custody by the Atlanta Police Department at a Buckhead mansion on Monday, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. The RICO charge stems from alleged offenses committed in January 2013, while the gang activity charge is from 2018, records show.ĭetails surrounding those charges have not been released. The 30-year-old Grammy award-winning artist, whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was booked into jail on Monday and charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and participation in criminal street gang activity, according to Fulton County jail records. Rapper Young Thug was arrested in Atlanta on Monday and charged with two counts of gang-related activity, records show. ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner arrested for threatening to shoot Florida cop ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ star arrested for assault at Times Square hotelĭippin’ Dots ex-CEO with abusive past busted for punching girlfriend, walking outside naked in drunken rage: report

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