ATLANTA — The trial involving rapper Young Thug and the alleged YSL street gang continues Friday.
A new witness, Antonio Sledge, a.k.a. "Mounk Tounk." was on the stand Thursday, but the judge did not clarify if he would return.
Prosecutor Adriane Love initially said Sledge's testimony would be only three hours, but it's stretched through two full days and could likely go on Friday.
While Sledge was indicted alongside Jeffery Williams — better known as the rapper Young Thug —and the co-defendants currently on trial, he negotiated a plea deal in 2022.
He pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
In addition to 15 years of probation, Sledge acknowledged a series of 16 factual statements that will likely be used to prosecute his co-defendants.
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Sledge's testimony comes after the long, halting testimony of Kenneth "Lil Woody" finally came to a close on Tuesday.
Prosecutors hoped Woody would help build their case against the rapper Young Thug and several co-defendants. They allege YSL is a gang — not a record label — responsible for several violent crimes.
Instead, his testimony brought months of questions and controversy that dramatically changed the course of the trial.
