Young Thug and Gunna Facing RICO Charges, Young Thug Taken into Custody

Simone May 9, 2022 News Leave a comment

Young Thug, Gunna and 26 other members of YSL were charged in a 56-count indictment on Monday, according to WSBTV reporter Michael Seiden.

Prosecutors allege YSL is a “criminal street gang that started in late 2012 in the Cleveland Avenue area of ATL. YSL claims affiliation with the national Bloods gang,” reports Seiden.

Arrest records show Jeffery Lamar Williams, 30, better known by the stage name Young Thug, was booked into jail Monday. He has been charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participation in street gang activity. Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, better known as Gunna, has reportedly been charged with one count of conspiring to violate RICO.

Thugga is accused of renting a 2014 Infiniti Q50 used in the 2015 murder of a rival gang member.

JUST IN: @youngthug booked into @FultonSheriff on charges of Conspiracy to Violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act & Participation in Criminal Street Gang Activity. He will make his first appearance on Tuesday at 1130 am. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/LRSeus8Lsc

— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022

.@wsbtv photojournalist & @MarkWinneWSB captured this exclusive image of authorities taking @youngthug into custody earlier this evening. pic.twitter.com/xkD1P17ajw

— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022

According to 56 count indictment, @youngthug is facing charges of participation in street gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act; @1GunnaGunna is facing one count of conspiring to violate (RICO).

— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022

.@youngthug is accused of renting 2014 Infiniti Q50 sedan from @Hertz , which was used in the commission of the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr., a rival gang member, on 1-10-15, according to indictment.@wsbtv

— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022

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