ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta rapper Young Thug’s attorney has filed a motion Monday seeking to modify his famous client’s sentencing.
Brian Steel filed the motion in Fulton County Superior Court, a motion that seeks a hearing on his request to modify Young Thug’s sentencing in Atlanta’s trial of the 21st century.
It is not known what the modifications will be.
On May 9, 2022, Young Thug and 27 other suspected criminal gang members were arrested in Buckhead on several organized crime, weapons and drug-related charges.
Fulton County prosecutors accused Jeffery Williams – Young Thug’s real name – was the head of an organized criminal gang known as YSL, which they said stood for Young Slime Life. Defense attorneys maintained the crew was part of a legitimate non-criminal record label, known as Young Stoner Life.
Young Thug himself was facing eight criminal counts under a federal law that was originally enacted to fight organized crime. He was also charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of codeine with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm and possession of a machine gun.
In a trial that broke Georgia records for the longest jury selection and the longest criminal trial itself, Young Thug took a non-negotiated plea deal on Oct. 31, 2024, in which he was sentenced to 40 years, with five years to serve in jail.
His sentence was commuted to the time he had already served behind bars, which led to his release from jail not long after taking the plea deal.
Most recently, Steel was part of a so-called legal “dream team” that represented Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was found not guilty earlier this month on one count of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking by a Manhattan jury.
But the jury did find Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, a violation of the Mann Act, which could still lead to prison time.
The overall verdict is broadly considered a victory for Combs.
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