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Playboi Carti has been arrested for assault after allegedly choking and beating his girlfriend.According to the arrest affidavit, which was seen by TMZ, the incident allegedly happened following an argument between the pair over a paternity test. The woman, who was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of the incident in December, told police that she had been in a relationship with Carti for two years and had been living with him since July 2022.She alleged that the rapper, whose real name is Jordan Carter, grabbed her by the throat and pushed her, holding her neck till she could barely breathe.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram has recused herself from the YSL RICO trial less than 48 hours after the trial’s previous Judge, Ural Granville, was recused by the state, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports and court documents confirm. In her Order of Recusal, Judge Ingram cites an ongoing criminal case against one of her deputies.

Young Thug‘s trial has been delayed after its judge has been removed over misconduct allegations.The removal was prompted by the rapper’s lawyer Brian Steel, who was arrested mid-trial for alleged contempt of court in June.Steel was reportedly held in contempt for suggesting an alleged conversation between Judge Ural Glanville, witness Kenneth Copeland and prosecutors led to Copeland being intimidated or coerced ahead of taking the stand.Copeland himself was held in contempt last Friday (June 7) for suddenly refusing to testify despite being granted immunity.Now, Steel has filed a motion accusing the judge of holding the “improper” meeting without including defendants and their attorneys. He has requested Glanville to be replaced with another judge to oversee the trial.Meanwhile, Glanville announced in a Monday hearing without jurors (on break until July 8) that he would provide the transcript of his meeting with Copeland, cancel the next hearing “indefinitely” and send the attorney’s motions to recuse to another judge.The Atlanta rapper was originally arrested in May 2022 on gang-related charges and was later charged with seven additional felonies.He was arrested alongside fellow rapper Gunna, who are both involved with the musical collective YSL (Young Stoner Life), which has been accused of being “a criminal street gang”.Both men have denied their charges, with Young Thug having his bail denied three times.Young Thug’s case has been significantly notable for the use of his rap lyrics to accuse him of his YSL gang affiliation in trial.

Young Thug‘s lawyer Brian Steel has been arrested mid-trial for alleged contempt of court.The attorney was held in contempt of court on Monday (June 10) for refusing to reveal his source for an alleged conversation involving Judge Ural Glanville.According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Rolling Stone), Steel was sentenced to 20 days in the Fulton County Jail, with the attorney ordered to serve his sentence on weekends. Though Glanville commanded Steel to start on Friday (June 14), Fox 5 reports that he was successfully granted an emergency bond by the Georgia Supreme Court and will stay out of court.

Prior to this week, it had been a relatively sleepy few months for the RICO trial of Young Thug and YSL. The Atlanta rapper has sat in a Fulton County jail since May 2022, alleged by the state of Georgia to be the ringleader of a criminal street gang (six additional felonies connected to gang, drug, and firearm violations were added in August 2022).

Snoop Dogg‘s Super Bowl performance has been used as key evidence in Young Thug‘s RICO trial.Young Thug is currently on trial for allegedly conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act, along with seven further drug- and gang- related felonies.His case has been significantly notable for the use of his rap lyrics to accuse him of his YSL gang affiliation in trial. Using lyrics in criminal trials has been broadly criticised “as a convenient way to inject racial bias and confusion into the criminal justice process.”In the latest developments of Thugger’s trial, witness and YSL co-founder Trontavious “Tick” Stephens has been testifying on behalf of the prosecution and was cross-examined by Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel.Steel used Snoop Dogg’s Super Bowl performance to demonstrate that Young Thug is solely an entertainer, not a gang member.

More than 18 months after Atlanta prosecutors charged Young Thug and 26 other men with conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and more in a sweeping indictment, the jury trial of Thug and his five remaining co-defendants began Monday morning. Much like its preliminary process, the trial’s opening statements got off to a rocky start, with multiple interruptions along the way.

Young Thug case.Young Thug (real name Jeffery Lamar Williams) was arrested back in May 2022 over two gang-related charges, and was later charged with seven additional felonies. He was arrested alongside Gunna, who are both involved with the musical collective YSL (Young Stoner Life).

An Atlanta judge will allow lyrics from Young Thug's music to be used during the upcoming RICO trial that has ensnarled the rapper and 26 other members of his YSL collective. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville announced the decision on Thursday morning, Billboard reports. The trial is scheduled to begin next month after jury selection was completed last week.

Young Thug was again denied bail last week as he continues to fight charges in the US state of Georgia over his alleged involvement in a criminal gang.According to ABC News, the judge overseeing the case, Ural Glanville, said that he believes the rapper’s release would pose a threat to the community, adding that he remains concerned about possible witness intimidation.Young Thug, real name Jeffery Williams, was charged in May last year – alongside fellow rapper Gunna and 26 others – with numerous counts of racketeering. Prosecutors allege that the rapper co-founded a gang that went on to commit murders, shootings and carjackings, which he then bragged about in his music videos.The latter part of the prosecution’s case against Williams has proven particularly controversial, as it’s part of a trend in criminal cases in the US where a rapper’s creative output is used as evidence against them.

Playboi Carti was arrested for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend after she wanted to speak to him about taking a paternity test.The alleged attack took place on December 20 when she was 14 weeks pregnant, TMZ reported.The woman claimed she was in a two year relationship with the rapper and living with him since July 2022 when the incident allegedly occurred.Their conversation regarding a paternity test escalated to an argument then a physical attack - leading him to be arrested for felony aggravated assault.The woman told police a witness tried to help stop the alleged fight and when she was able to escape Playboi, she ran to her car to escape. Mugshot: Playboi Carti was arrested for allegedly choking his pregnant girlfriend after she wanted to speak to him about taking a paternity testHe allegedly tried to pull her out of the car and put his hand over her mouth as she tried to push the car's SOS feature to call the cops, the outlet reported.She reportedly had visible injuries on her chest, back and neck and the rapper was arrested for felony aggravated assault.Brian Steel, Playboi's attorney, said: 'Mr.

Young Thug was denied bond on Thursday for the third time in his RICO case. The Punk rapper was arrested in May and indicted for conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, Billboard reports. In the indictment, Young Thug - whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams - was accused of gang activity.

Young Thug has been denied bond, as the rapper awaits trial on gang-related charges following his arrest in May.Thug – real name Jeffery Williams – has been in jail since he was arrested on May 9 as one of 28 people named in a 56-count Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) indictment. The rapper’s home was later searched, resulting in him being charged with seven additional felonies relating to weapons and illegal substances.Gunna was also included in the indictment, which alleges that Thug’s YSL record label is actually a “criminal street gang” that Williams is the leader of.

Young Thug has been virtually silent since his May arrest on charges of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participation in criminal street gang activity. He’s also been charged with seven additional felonies stemming from drugs and firearms found during a search of his Atlanta home the night of his arrest. Since then, he’s been incarcerated in Fulton County Jail, denied bond twice by judges in the county’s magistrate and superior courts.

Young Thug lost his bid for bail last week, but was allowed to continue working with his current lawyer, as he fights various charges relating to his alleged involvement in the Young Slime Life gang in Atlanta.The rapper – real name Jeffery Williams – was charged last month, alongside fellow rapper Gunna and 26 others, with numerous counts of racketeering. He is accused of co-founding the gang that went on to commit murders, shootings and carjackings – crimes he then allegedly bragged about in his music videos.Williams is being represented in the criminal case by his longtime attorney Brian Steel.

Young Thug has been denied a prison release on bond after he was arrested on gang-related charges last month.The rapper, real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested on May 9 on charges of participation in street gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act. Gunna was also arrested and was recently denied bond.Williams has denied the allegations.

A Fulton County, Georgia judge has denied bond to Young Thug, the Atlanta rapper born Jeffery Lamar Williams, for a second time in the ongoing RICO case against the rapper and his label YSL Records, which is alleged by the state to be a criminal street gang. His trial is scheduled to begin on January 9, 2023. Williams was arrested in May along with 27 other alleged YSL members as part of a 56-count indictment.

Ellise Shafer Rapper Young Thug was denied bond at a hearing on Thursday in Atlanta for his role in the alleged Young Slime Life gang.In his announcement of the decision, Judge Ural Glanville said that he believes Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, is a danger to the community and could intimidate witnesses if released. Glanville also said he has “some concerns” about Williams being a flight risk.“There has been significant proffers about Mr.

Atlanta rapper Sergio Giavanni Kitchens (Gunna) was denied bond at a Monday morning appearance in Fulton County Superior Court. The presiding judge set Kitchens’ trial date for January 9, 2023.

Young Thug‘s lawyer has hit out at the rapper’s “dungeon like” prison conditions in an emergency filing.Brian Steel said the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was being held in “solitary confinement” in a “windowless cement compartment with only a bed and a toilet and an overhead light which remains on 24 hours per day,” according to a motion filed today (May 13) (via Rolling Stone).He also alleged that his client can’t sleep, rest, or meditate due to the disorienting environment and has “no opportunity to exercise, shower or have human contact.”“Mr. Williams, an innocent man, who is wholly isolated from the world, must obtain immediate relief,” Steel added.It comes after Williams was arrested on gang-related charges earlier this week.He is one of 28 people charged in an indictment that focuses on the alleged street gang YSL (“Young Slime Life”), believed to have formed in Atlanta in 2012.

Young Thug was denied bond at a hearing on Wednesday following a Monday indictment that charged him — as well as Gunna and 26 other alleged members of the Young Slime Life crew — with felony conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The celebrated Atlanta rapper, whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, faces an additional felony charge of participation in criminal street gang activity within the indictment and was hit with seven new felony charges outside the indictment after a raid on his home during his Monday arrest.