The rapper spent over 900 days in custody in what is now Georgia's longest criminal trial in history.

ATLANTA — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges. The 33-year-old Grammy-winning artist, whose given name is Je

The Grammy-winning artist’s plea comes after a two-year and complicated trial.

He was released after being sentenced to time served in a long-running trial.

Grammy winner Young Thug was accused of being the leader of a gang and charged with racketeering. He will have to stay away from Atlanta area for the first 10 years of his probation, barring a few exceptions.

The Young Thug trial is over, and the Atlanta rap legend is headed home. Thug, real name Jeffery Williams, accepted a plea deal in his RICO case, allowing him to go free under probation for the next 15 years, the New York Times reports.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail, though he could be put back behind bars if he violates the terms of his sentence.The 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, entered his pleas without reaching a deal with prosecutors after negotiations between the two sides broke down, lead prosecutor Adriane Love said. That left the sentence completely up to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker.Young Thug’s plea comes two and a half years after he was arrested and charged and nearly a year after the prosecution started presenting evidence in the problem-plagued trial. Jury selection at the courthouse in Atlanta began in January 2023 and took nearly 10 months. Prosecutors have called dozens of witnesses since opening statements last November in the trial of six defendants.The trial has faced many delays, including in July when the original judge was removed after two defendants sought…

Young Thug is coming home from prison after making a non-negotiated plea in the RICO trial against his record label, YSL. He will serve 15 years on probation.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor.The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, expands on his previous charges of sexual assault, lewdness and kidnapping to include charges of producing and possessing child sexual abuse materials.It comes after more than a year of delayed court proceedings that culminated last month in the Nevada Supreme Court ordering the dismissal of Chasing Horse's original 18-count indictment. The court sided with Chasing Horse, saying in its scathing order that prosecutors had abused the grand jury process. But the court left open the possibility for charges to be refiled.Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson quickly vowed to seek another indictment. Neither Wolfson nor a spokesperson for his office immediately responded Thursday to phone or…

Young Thug has accepted a plea deal and been released from prison in his long-running Georgia RICO case.

Young Thug pleaded guilty to various firearm and drug charges, along with one gang charge, in the YSL trial, while pleading no contest to a RICO charge. He entered a non-negotiated plea and has yet to be sentenced.

Famous American rapper, Jeffery Williams, aka Young Thug, has been released from prison after two years in custody. Thug was released from jail after

The rapper will be released from custody and have to serve 15 years on probation as part of the non-negotiated plea agreement.

He could be put behind bars if he violates the terms of his sentence.

The agreement, which includes probation and time served, ends the Atlanta rap star’s part in a sprawling trial that began with jury selection in January 2023.

Young Thug pleaded "no contest" to his top gang and racketeering charges Thursday in the long-running YSL RICO Trial.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, again charges […]

Chasing Horse, who is also known for his role in the 1990 film “Dances With Wolves,” was accused of committing crimes while running a cult called The Circle.

A former HSE manager from Ballinrobe in Co Mayo has pleaded guilty to ten charges related to the possession and distribution of child pornography on the online platform Kik at Castlebar Circuit Court.

Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail, though he could be put back behind bars if he violates the terms of his sentence.

Rapper Young Thug has pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail.

Before the judge’s pronouncement, the convict pleaded guilty when the charges were read to him on Wednesday.

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Two more defendants have pleaded guilty in the YSL trial. Marquavius Huey and Rodalius Ryan, a.k.a. Lil Rod, both took plea deals, joining Quamarvious Nichols. That leaves three remaining defendants, including Young Thug.

ATLANTA (AP) — Two more people standing trial along with rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty to reduced charges Wednesday after reaching deals with prosecutors.Pleas from Rodalius Ryan and Marquavius Huey came just a day after another co-defendant, Quamarvious Nichols, took a plea deal.Ryan, 18, pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiring to violate the state's anti-racketeering law. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker accepted the terms of the plea agreement, sentencing Ryan to 10 years, which was commuted to time served. But he will remain behind bars as he is already serving a life sentence for murder, though that sentence is being appealed.One of Ryan's attorneys, Leah Abbasi, said they “categorically and adamantly deny that YSL is the criminal dangerous street gang which it’s been made out to be.” She said her client was making the best decision for his future.Young Thug, a tremendously successful rapper started his own record label, Young Stoner Life or YSL. Prosecutors have said he…

Two more defendants in the Young Thug YSL case accepted plea deals. The rapper is now on trial with only two other co-defendants.

The rapper admitted to six criminal counts, including possession of drugs and firearms.