Young Thug faces trial in RICO case with rap lyrics as part of evidence. What you need to know
Opening statements in the trial of Young Thug are set to begin on Monday as the rapper faces gang-related charges in a sweeping grand jury RICO indictment in Atlanta. Opening statements in the trial of Young Thug are set to begin in an Atlanta courtroom on Monday as the rapper faces gang-related charges, along with 13 other defendants, in a sweeping grand jury RICO indictment in Fulton County. Young Thug, a Grammy-winning rapper whose legal name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was arrested on May 9, 2022, and was charged with one count each of conspiring to violate the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participating in criminal street gang activity. After a search of his home following his arrest, the rapper was also charged with an additional count of participating in street gang activity, three counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, possession of a firearm while committing a felony and possession of a machine gun. Those charges w...