Young Thug has been hit with a number of new costs whereas awaiting trial in his RICO case.
According to WSB-TV, the Atlanta rapper (actual title Jeffery Williams) is dealing with misdemeanor costs for road racing, reckless driving and dashing. Thug is alleged to have drove a car at 120 mph on Interstate 85 in May.
Thug’s legal professional, Brian Steel, claims the rapper is harmless all the costs he’s dealing with and is being wronged by the system.
“As of two weeks ago, that case was being resolved with a seatbelt violation,” he mentioned in a press release. “Today, now its indicted in the Fulton County Superior Court. He is being wronged by our system.”
In May, Young Thug was arrested together with 27 others (together with Gunna) on racketeering costs associated to Young Slime Life, which prosecutors allege is a legal road gang that claims affiliation with the Bloods.
The Punk rapper was charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and participation in a legal road gang. He has been incarcerated since his arrest having repeatedly been denied bond.
Brian Steel added that Thug is wanting ahead to proving his innocence within the RICO trial, which begins on January 9, 2023. He additionally shared a press release from the rapper on the November capturing deaths of 12-year-old Zyion Charles and 15-year-old Cameron Jackson close to Atlantic Station, which police say was gang-related.
“The effects of gun violence on individual and communities in Atlanta runs deep with many more families having to mourn their loved ones,” Young Thug mentioned. “We have to make our community safe. I vow to use my influence to help stop the violence in Atlanta, and around the world.”
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When a reporter instructed Steel that individuals could also be skeptical in regards to the rapper’s assertion given the fees he’s dealing with, he mentioned: “They should come to the trial. He’s committed no crime. And Mr. Williams will do whatever he has to do and has done a great deal to try to have non-violence in our community.”
He added: “Mr. Williams is not the head of any criminal street gang, he’s not involved in any type of criminal activity that involves any type of violence.”
In November, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a movement to ban video cameras within the upcoming RICO trial to guard the indentity of witnesses and permit them to offer correct and full testimonies.
“Several witnesses have expressed safety concerns to the State and they are concerned about the safety of themselves and their families should they choose to testify,” the movement learn. “The State is concerned that video recordings of witnesses’ and victims’ faces could endanger these individuals’ safety.”
She continued: “The State is concerned about the impact upon due process and the truth-finding function of the judicial proceeding. Witnesses may be afraid to testify and provide full information if they are aware they are being video-recorded, and that their personal safety could be jeopardized as a result of their testimony.”
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