Young Thug was arrested at his home in Buckhead, an upscale Atlanta neighbourhood, on Monday, May 10. On charges of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Rico Act and participation in a criminal street gang, he was being held in the Fulton County jail.

Rapper Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens, and aspiring rapper Christian Eppinger, who was already in jail and is accused of shooting an Atlanta police officer six times in February 2022 were also charged in the indictment.

Prosecutors allege in a sprawling indictment that charges Atlanta rapper Young Thug, rapper Gunna, and 26 others with racketeering that they co-founded a violent street gang that committed multiple murders, shootings, and carjackings over a decade and promoted its activities in songs and on social media.

Multiple music videos are used as evidence in the 88-page indictment filed Monday, May 10 in Georgia’s Fulton county, and alleged gang members are accused of targeting other high-profile rap artists.

Brian Steel, Young Thug’s lawyer, told news outlets that “Mr Williams committed no crime whatsoever” and that he would “fight to the last drop of blood to clear him.”