Young Thug and Gunna are still in jail two months after being busted on RICO charges in Atlanta.
Both rappers, whose authorities believe are high-ranking members of the “criminal street gang” YSL, requested bond from a Fulton County court, but both were refused, a strict and relatively unusual action for the court to take.
Are Young Thug and Gunna still in jail?
Prosecutors persuaded a judge that if Young Thug and Gunna were released, they would threaten, hurt, or even kill witnesses who testified against them.
For the time being, it appears that they will remain in jail until their trial, which is scheduled to begin in January 2023.
Attorneys for Young Thug (born Jefferey Williams) and Gunna (born Sergio Kitchens) have submitted papers urging the judge to rethink his decision, claiming that they would be a threat to witnesses.
Brian Steel, Young Thug’s attorney, said that the prosecution’s argument for putting Thug in prison was “based on false, deceptive, and erroneous information.”
