A choose has dominated that rapper Younger Thug can get again the property that was taken from him in the course of the YSL trial.
On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court docket Decide Paige Whitaker permitted a request from his attorneys to return the objects. These included $149,426 in money, a 2022 Chevrolet Corvette, a 2022 Porsche 911, and a 2018 Lamborghini Aventador. Earlier than the listening to, Thugger’s authorized workforce filed a movement to dismiss the state’s try and completely take the property.
They argued that the prosecutors didn’t maintain a listening to inside 60 days after a court docket order allowed the forfeiture course of to proceed. This, they mentioned, was a violation of the authorized timeline. Prosecutors disagreed, saying it was really the protection who requested to delay the listening to again in Could. In addition they mentioned that ATL rappers attorneys didn’t object to the brand new listening to date till they filed the movement to dismiss. Nonetheless, the choose dominated in favor of Thug.
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The state does have the correct to enchantment the choice, so this may not be the tip of the matter.
Younger Thug, whose actual identify is Jeffery Williams, reached a plea deal in October 2024. He pleaded responsible to a lot of the expenses towards him and no contest to conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and being concerned in a felony avenue gang. His plea deal ended his half within the YSL trial, which began in November 2023. As a part of the deal, he was sentenced to 5 years in jail, which was counted as time already served, adopted by 15 years of probation. There may be additionally a 20-year jail sentence added on, however that might be canceled if he follows all the foundations of his probation.
Getting his property again is one other win for Younger Thug as he continues to place the authorized battle behind him.
