

WATCH: Atlanta rapper released from Fulton County Jail hours after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy. The four-year remaining balance on his sentence has been suspended and will be subject to special conditions including 500 hours of community service." The one-year sentence was commuted to time served. According to WSB-TV, "Gunna was sentenced to five years with one served in prison. Gunna entered a negotiated plea, also known as an Alford plea, in which he (the defendant) doesn’t admit he committed the crime but acknowledges that it is in his best interest to plead guilty.

On December 14th, 2022, the Twitter account for WSB-TV (a local Atlanta news station) tweeted a video of Gunna walking out of jail (shown below), reporting that he was released from Fulton County Jail hours after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy. For instance, on May 10th, 2022, Twitter user jeandeauxmusic tweeted, "Free YSL! Arrest jack harlow!!!!" earning roughly 1,000 likes in six hours (shown below). Also on May 9th, Twitter user ihyjuju captioned the photo from the Saul Goodman 3D meme with, "young thug n gunna needa call this mf," earning roughly 48,700 likes in less than a day (shown below, right).Īmid the growing story, the phrase, "Free YSL" started trending on Twitter, being said by fans who believed the arrests were unfounded.
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For instance, on May 9th, 2022, Twitter user dontcallmesov tweeted a crying photo from the TV show This Is Us, captioning it, "gunna and young thug ? 56 COUNTS?" The tweet earned roughly 111,700 likes in less than a day (shown below, left). Reactions and memes to the news surfaced on Twitter going into the days following. Additionally, a photo of Young Thug being taken into custody was tweeted by Michael Seiden, earning roughly 2,700 likes in the same amount of time (shown below, right). For instance, South Florida news anchor Michael Seiden posted a tweet about the breaking news on May 9th, earning roughly 28,200 likes in less than a day (shown below, left). The news broke on the night of May 9th, 2022, via multiple tweets from news outlets that racked up engagement.

Williams committed no crime whatsoever and we will fight to my last drop of blood to clear him” /FeBIOiJbfl Williams committed no crime whatsoever” and that he would “fight till his last drop of blood to clear him” (shown below). Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steel, told local media on May 10th that, “Mr. The charges include, “Preserving, protecting and enhancing the reputation, power and territory of the enterprise through acts of racketeering activity including murder, assault and threats of violence.”īy May 10th, it became known that Thug was being held in Fulton County Jail while Gunna had not officially been arrested although he'd been accused of conspiracy to violate the state’s RICO act.

The primary charges levied against the members date back to 20. YSL is a gang that was founded by Thug and three others back in 2012. On the night of May 9th, 2022, 28 members of the Young Slime Life (YSL) street gang were indicted in Georgia under the state's RICO act and street gang charges under 56 counts.
