Young Thug’s lawyer says rapper “committed no crime whatsoever”
nme.comYoung Thug‘s lawyer has insisted that the rapper “committed no crime whatsoever” after he was arrested on gang-related charges this week.The rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is one of 28 people charged in an indictment that focuses on the alleged street gang YSL (“Young Slime Life”), believed to have formed in Atlanta in 2012.
Thug is suspected of being one of three of the alleged gang’s founding members, while rapper Gunna is also among those listed in the indictment.Speaking to WSB-TV, Williams’ lawyer Brian Steel pleaded his client’s innocence, saying: “I’ll tell you the response to any allegation; Mr.
Williams committed no crime whatsoever.“And we will fight to my last drop of blood to clear him.”In a previous statement, Steel said: “We will fight this case ethically, legally and zealously.
Mr Williams will be cleared.”.@youngthug defense attorney speaks with my colleague @MarkWinneWSB:“I’ll tell you the response to any allegation; Mr.
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