Rapper and Young Thug affiliate Yak Gotti stabbed in jail

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Young Thug and was awaiting a jury verdict, has reportedly been stabbed in jail.The incident took place over the weekend, and attorney Doug Weinstein confirmed that his client Deamonte Kendrick, who raps under the name Yak Gotti, was injured on Sunday (December 1).It comes as he, along with YSL compatriots Young Thug and Gunna, were dragged into legal proceedings in 2022, when the YSL braintrust was indicted on RICO charges.Both Gunna and Young Thug have gone on to accept plea deals and go free, but Gotti remains on trial and in the custody of Fulton County (as per Stereogum).According to Channel 2 Action News, he was stabbed in jail and suffered minor injuries.“Deamonte Kendrick, also known as rapper Yak Gotti, and another jail resident were in a physical altercation on Sunday December 1.

Kendrick received treatment for minor injuries from a sharp object at the Fulton County Jail,” read a statement from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on Monday (December 2).“The incident occurred at the South Annex in Union City where both men were being housed.

Kendrick will be in court today. This is an active investigation to determine the aggressor in this incident and if charges will be pending.”He went on to appear in court yesterday, where jurors returned and deliberated whether to convict Kendrick and defendant ​​Shannon Stillwell on gang, murder, drug and gun charges.According to the Los Angeles Times, Gotti returned to court with around four or five staples in his head following the injury, and Weinstein said that he was “doing really well” during a news conference outside the courthouse.The report also shared that Fulton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Natalie Ammons stated that Kendrick and another detainee got into a.