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Atlanta-based rappers Young Thug and Gunna are facing some serious charges.
On Monday night, the two rappers were arrested by authorities and charged with narcotics and gang-related charges.
JUST IN: @youngthug booked into @FultonSheriff on charges of Conspiracy to Violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act & Participation in Criminal Street Gang Activity. He will make his first appearance on Tuesday at 1130 am. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/LRSeus8Lsc
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
The indictment includes charges of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, murder, armed robbery , participation in criminal street gang activity. @wsbtv @MarkWinneWSB
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
According to 56 count indictment, @youngthug is facing charges of participation in street gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act; @1GunnaGunna is facing one count of conspiring to violate (RICO).
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
Here is video of Young Thug being arrested.
YOUNG THUG ARRESTED IN RAID 😳
🎥: Gmurfee7 pic.twitter.com/r2Wf3CXKlK
— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) May 10, 2022
The most serious crime Young Thug is being accused of is renting a car that was used in a murder.
.@youngthug is accused of renting 2014 Infiniti Q50 sedan from @Hertz , which was used in the commission of the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr., a rival gang member, on 1-10-15, according to indictment.@wsbtv
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022
The Feds calling YSL a Criminal Gang.. indicted 28 of them on RICO charges and basically say they killed someone in 2015 and claim Young Thug rented the car that the killers drove to do the murder. This is serious. wow.
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) May 10, 2022
Update: Young Thug was also accused of trying to have rapper YFN Lucci killed.
Prosecutors claiming that Young Thug had dudes in Fulton County jail tryna Kill YFN Lucci.. these allegations in the indictment are wild.
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) May 10, 2022
PROSECUTORS: SERGIO “Gunna” KITCHENS,associate of YSL,
accused of appearing in a video released on social media titled “Fox 5,” wearing a “YSL” pendant and a “Slatt” pendant, with lyrics stating “We got ten-hundred round choppers.”@wsbtv— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) May 10, 2022