Rapper Young Thug accepts surprising plea deal in Georgia’s longest-ever criminal trial

Rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal for drug- and gang-related charges, ending Georgia’s longest-ever criminal trial.

The Grammy winner — born Jeffery Lamar Williams — pleaded guilty to three drug charges, two gun charges and one gang charge in Atlanta on Thursday, NBC News reported . He also plead no contest to another gang charge and a racketeering conspiracy charge.

As part of the non-negotiated plea agreement, the musician, 33, will be released from custody after more than two years behind bars and have to serve 15 years of probation.

He is also required to complete 100 hours of community service each year.

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Rapper Young Thug, pictured in July, accepted a plea deal on Thursday. AP
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The Grammy winner, pictured in December 2022, pleaded guilty to three drug charges, two gun charges and one gang charge. AP

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Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker also ordered Young Thug to stay away from the Atlanta metropolitan area for the first 10 years of his probation.

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