Prosecutors Move to Revoke Young Thug’s Probation
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The New York Times |
The district attorney’s office in Fulton County, Ga., had cited a post in which the rapper referred to a gang investigator as the “Biggest liar in the DA office.”
Courthouse News Service |
While the post no longer appears on Young Thug’s social media account, which has 6.6 million followers, prosecutors argue his repost amplified it to his audience, resulting in threats against both th...
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revoking his probation could trigger a 20-year prison sentence.
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Young Thug throws the liar card at a gang investigator with the Atlanta Police Department as tensions seem to heat up between hip-hop and law enforcement in the city this week. Yo
A Fulton County judge ruled that Young Thug's social media post did not violate his probation terms. ATLANTA - Young Thug’s probation will remain intact for now, a Fulton County Superior Court Judge has ruled.
Atlanta rapper Young Thug told fans on Wednesday that he's 'all about peace and love' about an hour before prosecutors filed a motion to revoke his probation.
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Soap Central on MSNSuperior Court of Fulton County judge rules against revoking Young Thug's probationOn Wednesday, prosecutors asked the Fulton County court to cancel Young Thug's probation after the rapper reportedly posted on Twitter about a police investigator, Marissa Viverito, calling her a liar.
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Judge declines to send Young Thug to prison over a viral post that sparked backlashA judge in Atlanta has declined prosecutors' request to revoke Young Thug 's probation and send him to prison. But the judge cautioned him over his social media use after his viral post sparked an online backlash against the district attorney's office.
Prosecutors say the investigator whose photo Young Thug reposted is currently a witness in a “multi-defendant gang murder” case. The judge explicitly said during a hearing that the investigator was not to be shown on television while testifying, their filing says.
Prosecutors wanted rapper Young Thug's probation revoked after "threatening" behavior on social media. A judge shot it down.
Atlanta rapper Young Thug will not be sent to prison after reposting an investigator’s photo to his social media page with a caption calling the witness a liar, a judge ruled, dealing a blow to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office.