Atlanta YSL Gang Trial - Continuing coverage from the AJC

YSL Gang Trial in Atlanta - Continuing coverage

News coverage of the criminal proceedings in Atlanta involving a sweeping gang case against Atlanta rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen alleged Young Slime Life gang members.

Thanks to a legal technicality, Young Thug is getting his stuff back

Young Thug’s attorneys argued the state missed a 60-day deadline to hold a forfeiture hearing — now he’s getting back cash, cars and jewelry.

YSL case has finally ended, and ‘absolutely everybody lost,’ experts say

Atlanta's yearslong YSL racketeering trial finally comes to an end with no murder convictions.

Atlanta’s YSL racketeering case, by the numbers

The longest trial in Georgia history, starting in 2022, has finally ended. Here are some of the numbers in the sprawling and slow-moving case

Where are they now? A look at the key players from Young Thug gang case

The longest criminal trial in Georgia history was broadcast on YouTube, amassing tens of thousands of followers.

Long-running YSL case will end without a single murder conviction

Atlanta attorneys say Fulton DA Fani Willis’ office overcharged defendants from the beginning.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker listens to defense attorneys during a motion hearing as judge of the ongoing “Young Slime Life” gang trial at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

YSL defendant sentenced to 5 years in prison after guilty plea

A man who faced life in prison in a sprawling Fulton County gang and racketeering case gets five years behind bars after pleading guilty to reduced charges.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitakers expressed surprise the murder charge was dropped against a YSL defendent.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Fani Willis’ office drops another murder charge in YSL gang case

Judge expresses surprise at plea terms ahead of sentencing.

opening statements of his trial at Fulton County Courthouse

Rapper Yak Gotti headed home months after acquittal in YSL trial

Deamonte Kendrick, who performs under the stage name Yak Gotti, is finally headed home after nearly three years behind bars at the Fulton County Rice Street jail.

No prison for Young Thug over social media post about gang witness, judge rules

Drake names song on new album after Young Thug’s Atlanta lawyer

‘Brian Steel’ is a track on the rapper’s joint album with PartyNextDoor.