young thugs The legal team has demanded the court to fill the bond for the fourth time. his lawyer Brian Steele According to a recently filed motion his client is “rotting in the county jail”.
In motion, filed and received on April 24 11 aliveSteele says that smoothie can’t be healthy and noted that her client has limited healthy food options.
Attorney: Young Thug can’t eat healthy food and get some fresh air or sunlight
He claims the rapper subsists on food with “zero health benefits” such as chocolate and chips.
Furthermore, he says that the rapper has had little access to fresh air and sunlight since May 2022. The only exception is when it is taken from the courthouse. Exercise is also limited due to his small prison cell.
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Steele claimed that the rapper is constantly “sleep deprived” due to only getting five hours of sleep each night, and has to wake up at 3 or 4 a.m. when he has court appearances, the outlet reports.
Circumstances render the thug unable to attend to his case properly
His lawyer said the circumstances made Thug unable to concentrate and stay on top of his case.
Steele said in the motion, “By the end of the week, Mr. Williams is fighting to keep up with what’s going on in his case.”
Steele eventually requested that the court consider granting Williams bond and that “conditions be imposed that allow the bond to be set” according to 11Alive.
swindler, legal name Jeffrey Williams, has been in custody since being arrested and indicted for leading the “Young Slime Life” gang. The alleged gang reportedly claims affiliation with the Bloods.
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The thug has been facing charges of gang activity since 2018 as well as conspiracy to violate Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO Act) in 2013.
Plagued by several issues from the start, Thug maintained his innocence throughout the trial. This includes the arrest of Anastasios Manetas, a lawyer who represents another defendant in the case.
Jury selection in the YSL RICO trial now heads into its fifth month of proceedings.
Meanwhile, next month will mark one year since prosecutors handed over the original indictment, which claimed YSL committed nearly 200 criminal acts in its capacity as a street gang.
As 11Alive reports, the YSL RICO trial is on its way to break the record as the longest-running criminal trial in Fulton County history.