WATCH LIVE: Young Thug YSL RICO Trial — GA v. Jeffery Williams et al — Day 12

Atlanta rapper Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, faces multiple charges under Georgia's RICO Act. Williams, believed to be the leader of the YSL collective, supposedly operated a "criminal street gang" from outside his residence. Williams faces eight charges in a 65-count indictment. These charges include drug possession, possession with intent to distribute, and participating in criminal gang activity as an individual employed by a criminal street gang. Opening statements will take place on November 27.

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Jury Makeup: 12 = 7 Black women, 2 Black men, 2 white women, 1 white man. Plus 6 alternates. 18 total jurors in the courtroom.

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[vac]

The state calling this poor stroke survivor to testify is sick! They OBVIOUSLY do not know how much energy it takes a stroke survivor to process & how much fatigue he is going to have as a result of this stress....asking the man about something that happened damn near a decade ago. SAD!!

[Jiffie_No_Bunz]

They dead wrong for having the stroke victim to testify!

[lucindas]

Judge takes the bench at 31:26
Fluffing around and staring at Shannon Stilwell for a while
Appearances taken 38:50
Jury enters 42:25
Lunch 2:20:00
Back from Lunch 4:06:08
Recess 5:06:00
Court back in season 6:18:00
Defense motion & evidentiary rulings.
7:00:00 Bathroom break
7:18:00 Court resumes

[Koco]

Still waiting on the RICO charges to be presented...

[KerryLama]

I’m just catching this now. Are they serious with this poor guy that had a stroke. Dear GOD

[numbersman]

If I was a juror, I’d be upset with the prosecution presenting useless evidence. Today’s proceedings did not provide one shred of evidence supporting the RICO charge.

[humblemomo]

Got a man recovering from stroke testifying

[jovanimachado]

This judge is horrible always sides with the states he’s paid off

[larrythomas]

The defense missed a crucial piece. The handicapped gentleman made a statement, "That is the way I write now..." Meaning, his signature would not have looked that way in 2015. Looks like manufactured evidence using his stroke signature as opposed to his 2015 signature when he was well. Proof this was something done since his stroke. The gentleman also knows the group was not a danger to anyone and did leave peacefully. Many teens use cuss words and that is not threatening.
It is a shame that all of these isolated incidents are being massed together to make a case almost a decade later....It seems they are being railroaded, and I think the jurors will see the same. I have not seen any proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Not even the co-defendants that have copped out in fear of not receiving a fair trial and never getting out of jail or dying in jail. Nor, with any of the professional untruth tellers.
The court is very smart guy and has a pretty good handle on the case... The court does appear biased against the defense...The way he speaks to the defense attorneys vs the prosecution during objections, etc. The court also seems to help the prosecution out a lot with figuring ways to ask questions and at times asks the questions for them....

[willierutherford]

This case makes no sense at the mall on a fvckin hooverboard🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾

[justjenna]

Why is the state allowed to present evidence on cases they DISMISSED? That makes no sense to me and does not seem fair. If they had enough evidence to prosecute it, they should've done it instead of dismissing charges.

[XTCdoll-cejp]

I don’t understand how the state of Georgia doesn’t realize this is a joke lol this is a waste of taxpayers money and I wish that people would boycott. It’s like the prosecution wants us to think of boys on a hover board in 2015 and cursing is gang activity. That is so weird.😂 no ma’am, we’re supposed to be discussing bales of weed, metric tons of cocaine, extortion, murder, racketeering, prostitution. They are supposed be proving all of those things and NOT 3.5 of weed and a scooter.😒

[demetriusfluellen]

Why is they harping on a dismissed case that's so unlogical

[demetriusfluellen]

This judge is a coward the man clearly said this is not my signature

[demetriusfluellen]

So the prosecutor brought that old poor man and cop up there just for the case to be dismissed I'm not understanding🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[elysebender]

Why doesn't Dbl Jeopardy come into play, using a prior bad act some years later to file a Rico on charges already plead to and convicted on( assuming time has been served for ) to come back now and say Mr Williams told him to do these things in favor of ysl, confusing! totally agree this judge is very bias. I guess he does not like rappers.

[katiematthews]

Judge speaking for prosecution. Judicial misconduct. He needs to be

[brasil]

What about murder inc, terra squad, NWA why ain’t they in the dock bad boy records it’s just a record label if you’re gonna charge them charge them for thing they did before they became a record label

[katiematthews]

At least love wears her own hair. Salute to old school.

[katiematthews]

I hope this officer feels good about himself for seizing Stillwell's money. What kind of person takes pleasure in taking property from others? These lawyers will definitely get Stillwell's money back if he has not gotten it yet. That money could have been for a family member who needed it for a medical reason or whatever. Cops don't have any feelings for the citizens. It's like they're enemies of the citizens instead of to serve and protect. He was just mad cause he had to run that day.