Young Thug RICO Trial Jury Seated

Last year Atlanta rapper Young Thug and 27 co-defendants were arrested on RICO charges in Fulton County, GA [click here if you missed that]. 

The jury has finally been seated...

From WSBTV

Nine months after the selection process began, a jury has finally been seated in the Young Slime Life gang indictment trial.

In May 2022, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis accused members of the YSL gang of creating “havoc” in Atlanta since 2015, engaging repeatedly in violent crime. Rapper Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, was among the dozens charged in a sweeping gang indictment.

Since then, more than half of the defendants have either taken a plea deal or been severed from this trial. There are currently seven defendants left, including Williams, to head to trial.

Jury selection for this trial started in January 2023 with hundreds of potential jurors. On Wednesday, the 12 jurors and 6 alternates were selected.

The makeup of the 12 jurors consists of six black women, 2 black males, 1 white woman, 1 white male, 1 Hispanic woman, and 1 other woman. As for the six alternates, they consist of four black women, 1 black male, and 1 white male.