Younger Thug (actual identify: Jeffrey Williams) was concerned in Georgia’s longest-running trial in historical past. Initially, prosecutors pushed for the rapper to obtain a 45-year sentence, with 25 years behind bars and the opposite 20 years on probation. Nonetheless, after making a profitable plea deal on October 31, 2024, Younger Thug will likely be launched from jail. Study extra about his plea deal, sentencing, probation and the case, beneath.
Why Was Younger Thug Arrested?
Younger Thug was arrested on a number of gang-related expenses together with Gunna and greater than 20 different folks related to the document label YSL in a 56-count indictment. After being booked into Fulton County on the time, Younger Thug was later positioned behind bars within the Cobb County jail in Georgia.
Following a search by his dwelling, Younger Thug was additionally charged with a number of further felonies for the possession of unlawful substances and firearms. He was denied bond a number of occasions since his arrest.
When Did Younger Thug Get Locked Up?
The rapper was imprisoned following his Might 2022 arrest. His trial formally started in November 2023. Following a short pause, the trial resumed in January 2024.
In October 2024, Younger Thug entered a plea deal to be launched from jail.
Was Younger Thug Launched?
Younger Thug was launched from jail on October 31, 2024, after he pleaded responsible to at least one gang-related cost, three drug expenses and two gun expenses, whereas additionally getting into a no contest plea deal to a separate gang-related cost and a racketeering conspiracy cost, in accordance with a number of shops. He additionally agreed to keep away from the metro Atlanta space for the primary 10 years of his probation interval, aside from particular events or pressing issues, resembling weddings, funerals and/or household emergencies.
Moreover, Younger Thug agreed to keep away from making any music with gang-related lyrics. A part of the plea deal additionally requires him to go to the metro Atlanta space 4 occasions per 12 months to offer a presentation concerning the risks of gangs and gun utilization at a faculty or an analogous place, resembling a Boys and Ladies Membership.
Throughout his courtroom look in October 2024, the “Go Loopy” artist spoke to the decide and apologized for his actions.
“I take accountability for my crimes, for my expenses,” he stated, per Newsweek. “I wish to ask for forgiveness to my household, my mother, my mother’s acquired 11 children, I can’t say all their names, my managers, my children.”
