Young Thug in court on 'narcotics and gang charges in shock racketeering case after rapper's arrest at rented mansion'

May 10, 2022

RAPPER Young Thug is among 28 other defendants who were charged Monday in a 56-count indictment in Georgia, reports say.

Young Thug, real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested at a rented mansion in Buckhead and is currently being held at Fulton County Jail.

The charges in the grand jury indictment against the 28 members and associates of Young Slime Life, also known as “YSL,” include conspiring to violate the RICO Act, murder, armed robbery and participation in criminal street gang activity.

Young Thug, for his part, has been accused of renting a vehicle that was used in the commission of a murder rival gang member, Donovan Thomas Jr, in 2015, in addition to the aforementioned charges.

Prosecutors claim that two YSL associates – Christian Eppinger and Antonio Sumlin – worked to get Young Thug's permission to try to kill the target a second time.

RICO act charges against Young Thug stem from a January 2013 offense, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.