Here's What Happened on Day 9 of the Young Thug YSL Trial

We are two weeks into the Young Thug YSL trial in Atlanta and issues are simply getting began.

Day 9 of the Young Thug YSL Trial

On Friday (Dec. 8), the prosecution continued to put out their case with extra testimony from native cops who made arrests of former YSL codefendants, together with the arrest of Trontavious Stephens.

Young Thug Incident at Perimeter Mall

Next, police officer Christopher May was introduced as much as testify about an incident in 2015 the place Young Thug allegedly threatened him at Perimeter Mall in Atlanta. May, who was working safety at the time, was referred to as to handle males in the mall on hoverboards. He testified that one of the males was Young Thug. May and two different safety guards advised the males they may not be in the mall on the units and adopted the males till they left.

The officer testified Young Thug then advised him he would return and “shoot you in the face.” May then notified the police. May additionally stated he later obtained social media threats however he didn’t inform police about the follow-up threats after discovering out who Young Thug was.

Upon cross-examination, Young Thug’s legal professional Brian Steel argued that none of the different officers on the scene reported the alleged risk made by Thug.

Young Thug Continues to Fight for His Freedom

Young Thug is at present going through a number of costs together with violating Georgia’s RICO Act. Prosecutors declare that Thug and 6 codefendants used his file label YSL as a entrance for violent gang exercise. The state alleges YSL has dedicated quite a few violent crimes over the years together with armed theft, conspiring to homicide, and collaborating in felony avenue gang exercise. A jury of 12, together with seven Black ladies, two White ladies, two Black males and one White man, will resolve whether or not Thug walks free or not. The trial is predicted to final a number of weeks.

The trial will proceed with day 10 on Monday (Dec. 11).