Young Thug accepted a plea deal and was set to be released on the grounds that he serve 15 years probation his Georgia RICO case.

The rapper (real name Jeffery Lamar Williams) pleaded no contest to RICO and gang leader counts, and pled guilty to the rest of his charges including two gun charges and three drug charges. The judge sentenced him to time served on several counts as well as 15 years of probation, which if successfully met would lead to the commutation of his service portion. If he violates his probation in the future, then he could face a prison sentence of up to 20 years. Earlier this week, three of Thug’s co-defendants — Rodalius Ryan (aka Lil Rod), Quamarvious Nichols (aka Qua) and Marquavius Huey (aka Qua), also accepted plea deals in the case.

Thug was originally imprisoned in Georgia in May 2022 as one of 28 people named in a 56-count indictment that included violation of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participating in criminal street gang activity. The case focused on YSL (“Young Slime Life”) which prosecutors claimed was a street gang that formed in 2012 in Atlanta. The rapper was accused of being one of the three founders of YSL, and was charged with  conspiracy to violate RICO, and participation in street gang activity.

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