With lines from Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, Fulton County District Attorney Adriane Love made opening arguments Monday in the racketeering and gang trial of Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, and other accused members of Ysl, 18 months after his arrest.
“Ysl operated as a pack,” she said, citing the law of the jungle from Kipling’s book. The words “are appropriate for where we are today. For 10 years and counting, the group calling itself Young Slime Life dominated the Cleveland Avenue community of Fulton County. They created...
“Ysl operated as a pack,” she said, citing the law of the jungle from Kipling’s book. The words “are appropriate for where we are today. For 10 years and counting, the group calling itself Young Slime Life dominated the Cleveland Avenue community of Fulton County. They created...
- 11/27/2023
- by George Chidi
- Rollingstone.com
Young Thug has been denied bond once again and will remain in jail while awaiting his much-delayed trial for charges of gang activity and racketeering. Per Billboard, Judge Ural Glanville ruled that the rapper must remain behind bars, claiming he would “pose a significant risk to the community” and citing the prosecutor’s claims of possible witness intimidation.
While claiming Young Thug (born Jeffery Williams) has a history of intimidating witnesses, Prosecutor Adriane Love alleged that the artist told a woman via text message that “snitch hoes get murked, them and their kids.” Young Thug’s lawyers disputed the existence of the text, and the prosecutors later clarified that the message was sent back in 2010.
Prosecutors also alleged that “recent conversations” with witnesses suggested that Young Thug was “asking for permission to harm others.” According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Love shared an alleged quote from a potential witness: “He moves...
While claiming Young Thug (born Jeffery Williams) has a history of intimidating witnesses, Prosecutor Adriane Love alleged that the artist told a woman via text message that “snitch hoes get murked, them and their kids.” Young Thug’s lawyers disputed the existence of the text, and the prosecutors later clarified that the message was sent back in 2010.
Prosecutors also alleged that “recent conversations” with witnesses suggested that Young Thug was “asking for permission to harm others.” According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Love shared an alleged quote from a potential witness: “He moves...
- 7/21/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Young Thug and his Ysl labelmate Yak Gotti were both again denied bond on Friday as the marathon trial of the rapper and others continues.
Brian Steel, attorney for the rapper (real name Jeffrey Williams) argued that Williams has been working – his album Business Is Business was released earlier this month while he remained in jail. Steel talked about how Williams is “languishing” in a jail cell in Cobb County, near Atlanta. “Sleeping with bright lights all the time, if he can get to sleep, that is a form of...
Brian Steel, attorney for the rapper (real name Jeffrey Williams) argued that Williams has been working – his album Business Is Business was released earlier this month while he remained in jail. Steel talked about how Williams is “languishing” in a jail cell in Cobb County, near Atlanta. “Sleeping with bright lights all the time, if he can get to sleep, that is a form of...
- 7/21/2023
- by George Chidi
- Rollingstone.com
Fulton County prosecutors plan to call “around 300 witnesses” in the Ysl trial, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Today, prosecutor Adriane Love informed Judge Ural Glanville of their extensive witness list during a hearing where Glanville stated that trial on the 56-count Rico indictment will begin on January 9th. He denied the prosecution’s prior motion to delay the trial to March 2023, citing the 28 defendants’ right to a speedy trial.
“Most of these people have no bonds, that is something that weighs heavily on the court in terms of a start date for this trial,...
“Most of these people have no bonds, that is something that weighs heavily on the court in terms of a start date for this trial,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
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