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Young Thug<\/strong><\/a>\u2014real name Jeffery Williams\u2014was released from prison on Thursday after entering a plea deal in the YSL racketeering trial, now recognized as Georgia\u2019s longest-running criminal trial in history.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know about when he was first jailed and more.<\/p>\n The rapper had been in jail since his May 2022 arrest. Young Thug was arrested on May 9 on multiple gang-related charges along with 27 others, including Gunna<\/strong><\/a>, in a 56-count indictment linked to the YSL record label.<\/p>\n He had a bond hearing a month after his arrest but was denied bail. Prosecutors argued he was the head of the operation and labeled him the \u201cmost dangerous\u201d member of the alleged gang, claiming he shouldn\u2019t be allowed back on the streets.<\/p>\n Young Thug was jailed following a 56-count indictment for violations of Georgia\u2019s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.<\/p>\n He was identified as the leader of YSL, which prosecutors claimed\u2014though it originally referred to his label, Young Stoner Life Records\u2014also stands for Young Slime Life, an Atlanta-based gang affiliated with the national Bloods. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis<\/strong> describes this gang as violent, with a history of crimes dating back to 2012, including murder, robbery, theft, carjackings, and assaults.<\/p>\n After his 2022 arrest, it took over a year to seat a jury, and the YSL RICO trial finally began on November 27, 2023. However, the trial faced significant challenges, including a codefendant being stabbed in Fulton County Jail, a witness testifying while high, the removal of one judge, and another judge recusing themselves.<\/p>\n One notable moment at the start of the trial occurred when Thug\u2019s attorney, Brian Steel<\/strong>, presented an alternate definition of his client\u2019s name as \u201cTruly Humble Under God.\u201d He also asserted that \u201cPushin P\u201d meant \u201cpushing positivity\u201d and that YSL was named after fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.<\/p>\n Another viral moment occurred in January when a video showed his legal team playing Rich Gang\u2019s \u201cLifestyle,\u201d with everyone in the room largely unresponsive to the rapper\u2019s 2014 breakout hit.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5Video of the day \ud83c\udfa5<\/p>\n Young Thug\u2019s song \u201cLifestyle\u201d was played in court, during his trial \ud83d\udc0d \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25When Did Young Thug Go to Jail?<\/h2>\n
Why Did He Go to Jail?<\/h2>\n
What Happened During the Trial?<\/h2>\n
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