Two more co-defendants accepted mid-trial plea deals Wednesday inYoung Thugs long-running gang and racketeering conspiracy prosecution in Georgia.
Both men are charged with the 2015 murder of Donovan Thomas, a centerpiece count in the states case.
Williams is not charged with the murder.
Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, appears at a hearing on Dec. 22, 2022, in Atlanta.Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP, File
It concludes a dark chapter in his life, and he looks forward to a bright future.
Nichols, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to violate Georgias RICO act.
Six other counts, including a murder charge, were dismissed under the deal.
He had been facing a possible life sentence.
We categorically deny and contest any use of violence by Mr. Nichols, Harvey told Whitaker.
Stillwell is still facing a murder charge linked to Drinks death.
We have never wavered.
We are encouraged by the plea deals negotiated by our codefendants counsel.
The redaction was a hashtag that read Free Qua.
Prosecutors argued against the mistrial, saying it wasnt clear who the Qua in the hashtag referenced.
Both Nichols and Huey use Qua as an alias.
Hueys team joined in the mistrial motion on the same grounds that it might be prejudicial.
She said if she granted a mistrial, it would be without prejudice.
Prosecutors said they werent sure.
He was not charged with any of the three murders mentioned in the indictment.
Prosecutors allege he founded and ran YSL, also known as Young Slime Life.
Williams has been in jail since May 2022 with successive judgesrefusing to grant him bond.
Prosecutors dropped their case against one defendant after he was convicted of murder in an unrelated case.
