Young Thug was arrested in Atlanta on two separate charges while associates of his Young Stoner Life (YSL) imprint — including Gunna — are facing a 56-count indictment.
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 30-year-old Thugger, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested and booked into Fulton County Jail on charges of “conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participation in street gang activity.” The RICO Act charge is from an alleged offense committed in January 2013 while the gang charge stems from allegations dating back to May 2018. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is yet to release a statement.
In addition to the arrest, Young Thug, Gunna and 26 other YSL associates were listed in a 56-count indictment, with prosecutors stating in the 88-page indictment that “YSL is a criminal street gang that started in late 2012 in the Cleveland Avenue area of ATL. YSL claims affiliation with the national Bloods gang.” It’s alleged that Thugger rented a car in 2014 that was “used in the commission of the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr., a rival gang member” in 2015, and that two YSL associates, Christian Eppinger and Antonio Sumlin, asked for the label head’s permission to “make a 2nd attempt to murder” YFN Lucci while he is serving time at Fulton County.
Young Thug is set to make his first court appearances on May 10.
MORE DETAILS: The 56-count grand jury indictment charges 28 members and associates of Young Slime Life or “YSL.”@wsbtv @MarkWinneWSB
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
The indictment includes charges of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, murder, armed robbery , participation in criminal street gang activity. @wsbtv @MarkWinneWSB
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
According to 56 count indictment, @youngthug is facing charges of participation in street gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act; @1GunnaGunna is facing one count of conspiring to violate (RICO).
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
Prosecutors:
“YSL is a criminal street gang that started in late 2012 in the Cleveland Avenue area of ATL. YSL claims affiliation with the national Bloods gang.”— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
Prosecutors allege that two associates of YSL, CHRISTIAN EPPINGER and ANTONIO SUMLIN, worked to get permission of @youngthug to make a 2nd attempt to murder @YFNLUCCI while he’s jailed in Fulton County. @wsbtv @MarkWinneWSB
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
PROSECUTORS: SERGIO “Gunna” KITCHENS,associate of YSL,
accused of appearing in a video released on social media titled “Fox 5,” wearing a “YSL” pendant and a “Slatt” pendant, with lyrics stating “We got ten-hundred round choppers.”@wsbtv— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
Stay tuned for more info on the case.
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