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

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.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday to gang, drug and gun charges.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 leaves the sentence completely up to the judge. Young Thug pleaded guilty to one gang charge, three drug charges and two gun charges. He also entered a no contest plea to another gang charge and a racketeering conspiracy charge, meaning that he decided not to contest those charges and accepts punishment for them.The judge was hearing from Love and from defense attorney Brian Steel before making a sentencing decision.A tremendously successful rapper, Young Thug started his own record label, Young Stoner Life or YSL. Prosecutors have said he also co-founded a violent criminal street gang and that YSL stands for Young Slime Life. He was charged two years ago in a sprawling indictment accusing him and more…

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 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.

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.

The Grammy winner's criminal trial on racketeering and gang charges was the longest in state history.

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.

Young Thug has accepted a plea deal in his long-running Georgia RICO case.

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.

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 […]

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, 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…

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

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

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.