FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — On Wednesday, state prosecutors called Antonio "Mounk Tounk" Sledge to the witness stand in the ongoing YSL RICO trial.
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.
He acknowledged that YSL is an organization that has "committed crimes intended to increase the notoriety, street credibility, and reputation of YSL."
He said he personally knew that "one or more YSL associates committed the murder of Donavon Thomas, Jr. on behalf of YSL."
After the murder, Sledge said he and other YSL associates gathered at Young Thug's home where Young Thug gave Sledge and "other YSL associates cash money to lay low. "
Here are all 16 factual statements Sledge acknowledged as the truth during his December 2022 plea hearing:
Number 1: Young Slime Life, a/k/a YSL, is an organization made up of three or more members or associates who share common identifiers that include but are not limited to colors, hand signals, and terminology, who have committed crimes intended to increase the notoriety, street credibility, and reputation of YSL.
Number 2: Defendant has been a member and/or associate of YSL since 2012.
Number 3: While associated with YSL and to support and express loyalty to YSL, defendant and co-defendant Damekion Garlington and Quindarius Zachary appear in a video with another person A.S. where defendant brandished a weapon used in a drive-by shooting and wherein on behalf of YSL defendant threatened to harm a person named Kel, a rival gang member, who had begun a relationship with defendant's ex-girlfriend.
Number 4: On or about April 28th, 2015, as reflected in Fulton County Indictment 15SC138994, defendant and fellow YSL associates Damekion Garlington and Quindarius Zachary committed a drive-by shooting using the firearm defendant wielded in the video referenced in part 3 of this section targeting family members of a rival gang.
Number 5: Defendant and his fellow YSL associates committed the drive-by shooting referenced in sections 3 and 4 above on behalf of YSL and to increase the notoriety, reputation, and fear of YSL.
Number 6: Defendant admitted committing and was convicted of aggravated assault and participation in criminal street gang activity, among other charges, for his participation in the drive-by shooting referenced in sections 3, 4, and 5 above.
Number 7: Defendant was told by another YSL associate that immediately after the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr., YSL associates met at the McDonald's on Cleveland Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the murder.
Number 8: Defendant personally knows that one or more YSL associates committed the murder of Donavon Thomas, Jr. on behalf of YSL.
Number 9: On January 10, 2015, after the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr., defendant and other YSL associates gathered at the home of Jeffery Williams, a/k/a Young Thug, who gave defendant and other YSL associates cash money to lay low.
Number 10: Defendant has personal knowledge that on January 10th, 2015, after the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr., YSL associates traveled to Miami, Florida, with co-defendant and YSL founder Jeffery Williams, a/k/a Young Thug.
Number 11: Defendant did not murder Donovan Thomas, Jr. and was not a party to the crime.
Number 12: Defendant did not murder Shymel Drinks and was not a party to the crime.
Number 13: Defendant cannot truthfully assert that the persons charged in this indictment with the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr. are not guilty of the murder, and defendant will make no attempt at trial, prior to trial, or after trial to exonerate the persons charged in this indictment with the murder of Donovan Thomas, Jr.
Number 14: The gas station at 151 Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, is one of multiple locations where YSL associates sell drugs and do not allow other gangs to operate.
Number 15: The gas station at 221 Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, is another location where YSL associates sell drugs and do not permit other gangs to operate.
Number 16: Defendant has personal knowledge that he and other members or associates of YSL have either participated in or directly committed at least one of the following crimes in order to increase the notoriety and reputation of YSL: Murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, attempted murder, theft, illegal gun possession, and illegal drug possession and sales.
