Rapper Young Thug to go to trial in gang, racketeering case
January 7, 2023 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug, accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media to promote it, is set to go to trial starting Monday.
Rapper Gunna pleads guilty in racketeering case in Atlanta
December 14, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Gunna, who was arrested earlier this year along with fellow rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen other people, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Atlanta to a racketeering conspiracy charge, according to a statement released by his attorneys.
Atlanta rapper Young Thug again denied bond in criminal case
August 18, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Thursday denied bond — again — for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, one of nearly 30 people charged in a 65-count indictment alleging he is the leader of a criminal street gang.
Rapper Gunna again denied bond in gang, racketeering case
July 7, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta on Thursday denied bond for rapper Gunna, who's charged with racketeering along with fellow rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen other people.
Rapper Gunna proclaims innocence in message on social media
June 14, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Gunna, who was arrested last month on a racketeering charge, said in a message posted on social media that 2022 has been one of the best years of his life, “despite this difficult situation.”
Georgia sheriff: Teen threatened death for Young Thug arrest
June 3, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials have arrested an 18-year-old who they say threatened online to kill a sheriff and his wife over the arrest of rappers Young Thug and Gunna and others.
Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, alleged to be the target of the threats, announced the arrest Friday.
Judge denies bond for rapper Young Thug in RICO case
June 3, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge denied bond Thursday evening for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who's accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang.
Rappers Young Thug, Gunna remain jailed in racketeering case
May 23, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Rappers Young Thug and Gunna remained jailed on racketeering charges Monday in Atlanta following a court hearing in a case in which prosecutors have accused them of being members of a violent street gang that committed multiple murders, shootings and carjackings.
Rapper Gunna booked into jail on racketeering charge
May 11, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The rapper Gunna was booked into a jail in Atlanta on a racketeering charge Wednesday after he was indicted with fellow rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen other people.
An indictment filed Monday in Fulton County Superior Court accuses Gunna, whose given name is Sergio Kitchens, of violating Georgia's anti-racketeering law.
Rappers Young Thug, Gunna charged with racketeering
May 10, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta rapper Young Thug co-founded a violent street gang that committed multiple murders, shootings and carjackings over roughly a decade and promoted its activities in songs and on social media, prosecutors allege in a sprawling indictment that charges him, rapper Gunna and 26 others with racketeering.