Rapper Young Thug sentenced to time served in long-running trial
By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN
Young Thug appears at a hearing on December 22, 2022, in Atlanta.
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Young Thug was sentenced to time served as part of a sweeping case that originally included dozens of defendants.
The rapper, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, will be released from custody and have to serve 15 years on probation as part of the non-negotiated plea agreement.
In 2022, Williams was charged alongside more than two dozen others under Georgia's sprawling Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - known as RICO.
Prosecutors accused the rapper of leading a criminal street gang that committed murder and a slew of violent crimes in Atlanta dating back a decade. Williams has denied that...










