Young Thug just took a plea deal in his YSL RICO case on Thursday afternoon (October 31), pleading guilty for all charges except the RICO count and the gang leader count, for which he pleaded no contest. Basically, he neither denies nor admits the charges, but agreed to accept them, their sentence, and the fine. While writing this article, the State and the defense are making their cases for their desired sentence, which the judge will eventually make a final decision on in this non-negotiated plea deal.
The State requested a sentence of 45 years with 25 years to serve and 20 on probation. However, Young Thug's lawyer Brian Steel clarified that they did not accept the State's previous plea deal offer that would've had him go home today (Thursday, October 31) with 15 years of probation. He did not want to testify and did not accept the special conditions the District Attorney insisted on, and thus moved forward with this non-negotiated plea deal.
This comes after various other plea developments in the YSL RICO trial. For example, Yak Gotti refused a plea deal . Read More: Young Thug Protest Erupts Outside Georgia Courthouse Amid Plea Deal & Mistrial Rumors Still, various other YSL codefendants took plea deals , so this case began to close up more and more up until this monumental moment.
Regardless, we still don't know exactly what Young Thug's plea deal will result in as far as a sentence, how it could change the situations of other defendants, and what the implications of th.
