ATLANTA (AP) 鈥 Prosecutors in Atlanta are asking a judge to revoke Young Thug 's probation and send him to prison because of his viral post that sparked an online backlash against the district attorney's office.
The Grammy-winning rapper to gang, drug and gun charges and was . However, Fulton County District Attorney said he 鈥渆ngaged in conduct that directly threatens the safety of witnesses and prosecutors, compromises ongoing legal proceedings, and warrants immediate revocation of probation.鈥
In a court filing on Wednesday, Willis said Young Thug reposted a social media post that included a photo of an investigator in the district attorney's office with a caption that said the investigator is 鈥渢he biggest liar in the DA's office.鈥 The post 鈥渜uickly went viral, amassing over 2 million views, with thousands of comments and retweets."
The investigator's home address and that of her parents were posted publicly, and some posts included threats to the investigator and her family, the filing says. One post threatened the assassination of Willis.
鈥淚 don't make threats to people I'm a good person," Young Thug posted Wednesday night on the social platform X. "I would never condone anyone threatening anyone or definitely participate in threatening anyone. I'm all about peace and love.鈥
The rapper, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, was indicted along with more than two dozen other people in May 2022, accused of violating Georgia's anti-racketeering law. The indictment said the rapper that committed multiple murders, shootings and carjackings over roughly a decade and promoted its activities in songs and on social media.
A Fulton County Superior Court judge gave him a total sentence of 40 years. The first five years were to be served in prison, but that was commuted to time served. Then he has 15 years on probation. Finally, a 鈥渂ackloaded鈥 20 years in prison will be commuted to time served if he complies with all of the conditions of his probation.
If the judge grants the probation revocation, that 20-year prison sentence would take effect.
Prosecutors say the investigator whose photo Young Thug reposted is currently a witness in a 鈥渕ulti-defendant gang murder鈥 case. The judge explicitly said during a hearing that the investigator was not to be shown on television while testifying, their filing says.
A blogger posted the investigator's photo on social media with the caption, 鈥淪he doesn't want to be shown on screen? Well, here she is,鈥 and Young Thug reposted that, prosecutors wrote.
Young Thug's 鈥渃ontinued association with individuals actively involved in witness intimidation, threats of violence, and obstruction of justice鈥 is a violation of the conditions of his probation, prosecutors wrote.
The trial for Young Thug and five others after it to seat a jury. The rapper and three other defendants . A found the two remaining defendants in the trial not guilty of racketeering, murder and gang-related charges, although one of them was convicted on a gun charge.
Young Thug co-wrote the hit 鈥淭his is America鈥 with Childish Gambino, which became the first hip-hop track to Grammy in 2019.
