Video of phone call between Young Thug, Mariah the Scientist appears online
Jeffery Williams is on trial in Atlanta on criminal gang-related charges. Video of an apparent phone call between rapper Young Thug and his girlfriend, Mariah the Scientist, has surfaced online. Young, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, is on trial in Fulton County, Georgia in a massive RICO case involving himself and five others. The video was shared on various social media platforms and circulated by XXL Magazine. The trial was postponed until Jan. 29, 2024 for unknown reasons. Young is charged with eight counts under a federal law, which was originally enacted to fight organized crime. Prosecutors allege that he and his co-defendants are members of the Young Slime Life (YSL) gang, while defense attorneys argue YSL is simply the name of a record label. Opening statements began on Nov. 27, 2023, and a trial is expected to last at least six months.
发表 : 4个月前 经过 Tim Darnell 在 Science
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Video showing portions of an apparent phone call between jailed rapper Young Thug and his girlfriend, Mariah the Scientist, appeared online late Wednesday afternoon.
The video was being shared on a number of X (formerly known as Twitter) platforms, but was also circulated by XXL Magazine, a hip-hop publication. The audio suggests the call between the two was made during the recent holiday season.
Young Thug - real name Jeffery Williams - is on trial in Fulton County, Georgia in a massive RICO case involving himself and five other defendants. Prosecutors allege Williams and his co-defendants are members of the Young Slime Life (YSL) gang, while defense attorneys argue YSL is simply the name of a record label, Young Stoner Life.
Young Thug’s trial was paused on Wednesday until Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, for reasons that have thus far been unannounced.
Williams is facing eight criminal counts under a federal law that was originally enacted to fight organized crime. Georgia is one of 33 states that has its own RICO law, but in the Peach State, the alleged criminal enterprises do not have to have existed as long as the federal law.
Williams is also charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute; possession of codeine with intent to distribute; possession of cocaine; possession of a firearm; and possession of a machine gun.
A total of 18 jurors are sitting for the trial, with 12 seated as jurors and six alternates: 10 Black women, two white women, three Black men and three white men. The panel of 12 features seven Black women, two Black men, two white women and one white man.
Opening statements began Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in a trial expected to last at least six months. Prosecutors expect to call at least 400 witnesses.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville ruled earlier this month some of Young Thug’s lyrics will be conditionally admitted as evidence. In 2022, Fulton County prosecutors included lyrics from the rapper, referencing drugs and violence, as evidence of an “overt act in furtherance of a (gang) conspiracy.”
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