Young Thugâs long-running and controversial RICO trial has seen two more YSL co-defendants accept plea deals from prosecutors.
28 people were initially arrested in May 2022 as part of the federal indictment against YSL, but with the latest plea agreements there are only three defendants left standing, including Thug.
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Rodalius Ryan, also known as Lil Rod, and Marquavius Huey, who goes by Qua, were the latest to take plea deals on Wednesday (October 30), according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Ryan, who is already serving time for murder, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act, which carries a sentence of 10 years. But that will be commuted to time served as he continues to appeal his murder conviction.
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Hueyâs plea deal sees him sentenced to 25 years in prison, but he will only serve nine of those after originally facing the prospect of three life sentences.
In a bizarre moment after the plea deals were announced, a lawyer representing a separate YSL defendant made a âSlattâ sign while talking to the media as a show of solidarity with those still on trial.
Attorney of Young Thug's co-defendant, who took a plea deal, makes a 'Slatt' sign when asked to send a message to other YSL defendants who are still fighting đ
â My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) October 30, 2024
Earlier this week, fellow YSL defendant Quamarvious Nichols accepted a plea deal which would see all but one of the charges he was facing dropped.
In exchange, Nichols pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the RICO Act. He was sentenced to 20 years, seven of which he will have to spend behind bars, with the rest of the time being probation. He will be given credit for time served, which means that around two of those seven years are already behind him.
Lee, who raps under the name Slimelife Shawty, was shown a social media post while on the witness stand as an exhibit for him to help present to the jury. The original post contained the hashtag #FreeQua, referring to a jail sentence for Marquavius Huey.
However, the version of the post that was shown to the jury had the hashtag redacted, because the jury is not allowed to believe that either Huey or a different âQua,â Quamarvious Nichols, have been incarcerated.
Wunnie was asked to read the IG post, and â reading from a version provided to him, not the one being shown to the jury â he read out loud the âFree Quaâ hashtag.
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The judge has yet to rule on the possible mistrial.
