Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has requested a February trial for the final five defendants originally indicted alongside Atlanta rapper Young Thug.
A plea hearing for the remaining defendants is scheduled for December 17, and Willis filed a motion on Friday proposing the trial start on February 24. She anticipates the proceedings could take up to three months.
In May 2022, a grand jury indicted 28 individuals, including Young Thug, on racketeering charges, alleging he co-founded a violent street gang responsible for murders, shootings, and carjackings over a decade. The indictment also accused the group of promoting its criminal activities through songs and social media.
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Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, stood trial in November 2023 along with five co-defendants after a nearly year-long jury selection process. In October, the rapper and three others pleaded guilty, resulting in his release on probation under strict conditions, including a decade-long ban from the Atlanta area.
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Earlier this week, a jury acquitted the remaining two defendants in the trial of racketeering, murder, and gang-related charges but convicted one on a gun charge.
Of the original 28 defendants, nine, including fellow rapper Gunna, accepted plea deals before the trial, and charges were dropped against one defendant due to a separate murder conviction.
Recent developments have reduced the number of active cases. Prosecutors dropped charges against six defendants earlier this week and secured a guilty plea from another. The trial for the final five defendants represents the concluding chapter in the high-profile racketeering case.
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