A 30-years-old rapper, Jeffery Lamar Williams, better known as Young Thug has grabbed the headlines on every news channel after he was arrested by police and booked into the Fulton County Jail on gang-related charges, according to the online jail records. According to the sources, he was arrested on Monday on two separate counts. The jail records share that he was charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participation in street gang activity. Since his arrest was made, his fans and loved ones are leaving their reaction on social media and want to know every detail of the incident.
The Williams’ RICO Act charges were raised from an alleged offense in January 2013 while the activity of the gang charges is related to the allegations from May 2018, as per the jail records. The rapper was taken into custody by Atlanta police but the authorities didn’t share much information about his arrest. A spokeswoman from police directed inquiries to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. Along with this, the Fulton DA’s office has not responded to requests for further information from The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution.
Who Was Donovan Thomas Jr?
Let us tell you that the incident was reported in 2015, which was a shooting incident in which Donovan Thomas Jr. was the one out of four victims. According to the sources, rapper Young Thug was arrested in the suspect of this case and he will be presented to the courtroom on Tuesday at 11:30 AM. According to the sources, Donovan Thomas Jr. was shot and killed in Atlanta in 2015 and the rapper was arrested in the same.
A WSBTV report claimed that Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug was charged alongside Gunna and other 26 people in the incident. The reporter also revealed that those who were arrested in this case are of Young Slime Life. Well, this is not the first time that Williams was arrested, he was also arrested on drug charges in DeKalb County alongside two other people, Chris Jones and Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens, who is a well-known rapper and also was an artist on Williams’ Smyrna-based YSL Label.
Why Was Young Thug Arrested?
Born as Jeffery Lamar Williams has become a popular rapper in less time and gained a huge fan following around the world. Being a rapper, he is a singer and songwriter as well. He gained his popularity among his listeners by releasing some of the best hits like Havana, Slime Language, This Is America, So Much Fun, The London, Hot, and many more.