Young Thug released from Fulton County Jail trial after pleading guilty in RICO trial

ATLANTA — Jeffery Williams, aka Young Thug, was in the backseat of a Mercedes E 350 driven by one of his attorneys, Keith Adams, with his other attorney, Brian Steel, in the passenger seat as they left the Fulton County jail through a back gate, Adams confirmed to Channel 2 Investigative reporter Mark Winne.

On Thursday, Williams, who has been in jail since 2022 for a sprawling Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act indictment in Fulton County, pled guilty as part of a non-negotiated plea in the YSL RICO case.

Thursday as the judge read Williams’ sentence in what’s become the longest trial in Georgia history.

Williams has been behind bars since May of 2022.

Williams changed his plea to guilty on gang-related charges. This is a non-negotiated plea, which means the final decision on sentencing was up to the judge.

Judge Paige Reese Whitaker issued the sentence. She gave him 40 years to serve five years in prison but commuted to time served.

He will then spend 15 years on probation but with the threat of 20 years in prison if he fails at probation.