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Young Thug Trial
Young Thug Trial
Ex-mall cop says hoverboarding Young Thug threatened to shoot him
Updated: 57 minutes ago
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By
Tim Darnell
Jeffery Williams' YSL gang-related trial is streaming live on Atlanta News First and the ANF+ YouTube channel.
Young Thug Trial
Get off social media, Young Thug judge tells jurors
Updated: 9 hours ago
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By
Tim Darnell
Atlanta News First is broadcasting gavel-to-gavel coverage of Young Thug’s trial on its live stream and YouTube channel.
Young Thug Trial
Defense continues hammering police in day 8 of Young Thug trial
Updated: Dec. 7, 2023 at 4:31 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Jeffery Williams' YSL gang-related trial is streaming live on Atlanta News First and the ANF+ YouTube channel.
Young Thug Trial
Day 7 in Young Thug’s historic trial in Atlanta brings focus on rapper’s brother
Updated: Dec. 7, 2023 at 9:08 AM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
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Josh White
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Rachel Aragon
Jeffery Williams' YSL gang trial is streaming live on Atlanta News First and the ANF+ YouTube channel.
Young Thug Trial
Drugs and arrests headline day six of Young Thug’s trial in Atlanta
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 6:10 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
and
Rachel Aragon
Prosecutors say the rapper is leader of a gang called YSL; defense attorneys say no way.
Young Thug Trial
WATCH: Young Thug’s historic trial in Atlanta
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 8:55 AM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Jeffery Williams' YSL gang trial is streaming live on Atlanta News First and the ANF+ YouTube channel.
Young Thug Trial
Prosecutors in Young Thug trial focus on items seized during traffic stops
Updated: Dec. 4, 2023 at 7:45 PM EST
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By
Brittany Ford
The state presented evidence of drugs, guns and other paraphernalia that were allegedly seized during traffic stops dating back to 2015.
Young Thug Trial
‘This is hot stuff’ | Young Thug wears a wolf sweater into court
Updated: Dec. 4, 2023 at 2:56 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Jeffery Williams' gang trial enters second week in Atlanta.
Young Thug Trial
Young Thug: Leader of a wolfpack or just a kid with bad teeth?
Updated: Dec. 1, 2023 at 9:24 AM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Here's what happened during the first week of witness testimony in Jeffery Williams' trial.
Young Thug Trial
Fourth day of Young Thug trial centers on 2013 carjacking
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 4:39 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Prosecutors attempt to tie carjacking to Jeffery Williams, YSL gang.
Young Thug Trial
Atlanta gang detective is Young Thug trial’s first witness
Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 7:15 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
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Josh White
Rapper Jeffery Williams is on trial in Atlanta on gang-related charges.
Young Thug Trial
Defense attorneys take the stage in day 2 of Young Thug’s trial
Updated: Nov. 28, 2023 at 7:13 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
and
Rachel Aragon
Rapper Jeffery Williams on trial in Atlanta on gang-related charges.
Young Thug Trial
Young Thug’s trial 1st day filled with delays, judge admonitions
Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 7:09 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
and
Rachel Aragon
Rapper Jeffery Williams and others are facing drug, gang-related charges in Atlanta.
Young Thug Trial
Deputy DA begins Young Thug trial quoting Kipling’s ‘Law of the Jungle’
Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 4:07 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Adriane Love is a graduate of Morris Brown College in Atlanta.
Young Thug Trial
Young Thug’s trial: 10 questions and their fascinating answers
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 11:21 AM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Jeffery Williams is on trial in Atlanta. Here's everything you need to know.
Young Thug Trial
Judge rules rap lyrics are admissible in Young Thug’s trial
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 2:41 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Jeffery Williams' music becomes key focus in his organized crime, gang-related trial in Atlanta.
Young Thug Trial
Here are the rap lyrics that will come up in Young Thug’s trial
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 11:27 AM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Judge Ural Glanville has conditionally admitted these lyrics in Young Thug's Atlanta gang trial.
Young Thug Trial
Judge to rule on rap lyrics in Young Thug’s trial Thursday
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 11:25 PM EST
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By
Tim Darnell
Rapper Jeffery Williams is facing several organized-crime charges in Atlanta.
Young Thug Trial
Young Thug defendant Derontae Bebee reaches plea deal
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 12:51 PM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Friday’s negotiated plea brings the number of defendants who will appear at trial from 28 down to six.
Young Thug Trial
Young Thug jury chosen | Opening statements begin Nov. 27
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 8:36 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
18 jurors chosen for rapper Jeffery Williams’s massive YSL organized crime case in Atlanta.
Young Thug Trial
Rap lyrics become key focus in Young Thug’s trial
Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 1:03 PM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Opening arguments could begin Nov. 27 | DA Fani Willis: 'If you decide to admit your crimes over a beat, I’m going to use it'
Young Thug Trial
Beware the Bubblegum Troll | How Young Thug is passing his time in jail
Updated: Oct. 12, 2023 at 11:23 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Girlfriend Mariah the Scientist said Jeffery Williams has become a Candy Crush expert.
Young Thug Trial
A lot has happened since Young Thug’s jury selection began 9 months ago
Updated: Oct. 5, 2023 at 5:02 PM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
You could've had a baby or completed a school year in the time that's elapsed since jury selection began in Jeffery Williams’ trial.
Trump Investigation
What do Donald Trump and Young Thug have in common?
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 11:39 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
The nation’s 45th president and one of hip-hop's most decorated artists have a dubious connection to their respective legacies.
Young Thug Trial
‘A big ask’ | YSL attorney on why picking Young Thug jury is taking so long
Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 12:19 PM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Jury selection in Jeffery Williams' massive RICO trial began eight months ago, and not a single juror has been chosen.
Young Thug Trial
Young Thug’s attorneys: Leave the goats out of it!
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 10:35 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
An alleged religious ceremony involving a YSL defendant has taken center stage in a trial that has already had its bizarre moments.
Young Thug Trial
Read the witness list in Young Thug’s trial
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 11:25 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Killer Mike, Lil C-Note and Birdman Williams are among notable names expected to be called in Jeffery Williams' trial.
Young Thug Trial
Individual juror questioning begins in Young Thug’s trial
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 8:59 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
A jury will be chosen from a pool of more than than 700 candidates. Individual questioning resumes Monday at 11 am.
Young Thug Trial
Bond denied for Young Thug, Yak Gotti
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 6:47 PM EDT
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By
Miles Montgomery
and
Tim Darnell
Individual juror questioning begins Monday in the massive Fulton County RICO trial.
Young Thug Trial
Don’t mess with the judge | Young Thug potential juror held in contempt
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 4:22 PM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Judge Ural Glanville held the juror in contempt because she had not shown up to court at an earlier date.
Young Thug Trial
Jury selection resumes Monday in Young Thug’s RICO trial
Updated: Jul. 10, 2023 at 11:32 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
July 4 marked six months since jury selection began in the massive organized crime trial of Jeffery Lamar Williams.
Young Thug Trial
Young Thug, lawyers: Too many cops in ‘fortress-like’ courtroom
Updated: Jul. 5, 2023 at 2:01 PM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Lawyers for the rapper say a heavy police presence in the trial is negatively influencing the jury pool.
Young Thug Trial
July 4: Six months into jury selection with no progress in Young Thug trial
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 2:43 PM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Tuesday marks a dubious milestone in the YSL trial, which has already broken records in Georgia.
Young Thug Trial
YSL rapper ‘FN DaDealer’ arrested, charged with murder
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
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By
Atlanta News First staff
and
Tim Darnell
Jakobe Moody is signed to Young Thug’s label.
Young Thug Trial
Here’s how Young Thug’s attorney is trying to get the rapper out of jail
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 11:43 AM EDT
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By
Tim Darnell
Jeffery Lamar Williams has been in jail for more than a year on RICO charges.