Young Thug pled guilty to six charges in the longest-running criminal trial in Georgia history. Judge Paige Reese Whitaker sentenced him to 45 years with only 15 years to serve on probation. He will be released from custody today (Oct. 31).
Young Thug is coming home. pic.twitter.com/8vbUaR4sg8
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) October 31, 2024
The rapper has been in jail for 2 years since his arrest in May 2022.
On Thursday, Young Thug (born Jeffery Williams) entered a non-negotiated plea, which means the judge can approve the state’s recommended sentence.
Young Thug’s full closing statement in the YSL RICO trial ?
“I am a good guy, I really got a good heart.”
“I’m older, I’m grown now. I’m smarter. It’s more things to rap about.” pic.twitter.com/iWwhtgacM7
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) October 31, 2024
Thugger pleaded guilty to three drug charges, gang activity, and gun charges. However, he pleaded no contest to violating the RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang.
The prosecutor’s office recommended a sentence of 40 years commuted to time served and 15 years to serve on probation.
Had he gone to trial, the combined charges would have carried a maximum of 120 years in prison.
READ ALSO: Judge Glanville Removed From Young Thug’s YSL RICO Trial
Young Thug’s fans were confident that he would be freed after Judge Ural Glanville was removed from the trial in July.
Judge Glanville’s constant delays and threats to arrest jurors and attorneys made a mockery of the judicial system.
The rapper’s attorney Brian Steele asked the court to recuse Glanville after the judge held a secret ex parte meeting with a key witness.
The court ruled there was nothing “inherently improper” about Glanville’s actions, but he was recused to preserve “the public’s confidence” in the judicial system.
