Rapper Yak Gotti’s mother was detained on January 17 for allegedly attempting to smuggle contraband into the Fulton County courthouse where her son is going on trial. Yak Gotti is charged in the YSL gang indictment. Latasha Kendrick, 51, the mother of Gotti, was lodged at the Fulton County Jail.
Who is Yak Gotti’s mother Latasha Kendrick?
Latasha Kendrick, 51, self-identifies as black. She is one of 14 defendants on trial in Fulton County, including hip-hop sensation Young Thug, and is the mother of the young rapper Deamonte Kendrick who goes by the stage name Yak Gotti.
Why was Latasha Kendrick arrested?
Latasha Kendrick, the mother of Yak Gotti, was detained this week after attempting to bring rolling papers into the Fulton County courtroom, according to WSB-TV.
After reportedly bringing papers and tobacco items into the courtroom where her son is on trial, Kendrick, 51, was arrested and charged with one count of criminal attempt to commit a misdemeanor. She was then taken to the Fulton County Jail.
In the broad RICO indictment, which also names Young Thug and other Young Stoner Life Records artists, her son is one of the 14 defendants. Numerous charges have been brought against Gotti, including the 2015 murder of Donovan “Nut” Thomas Jr.
