The Fulton County District Attorneyâs Office has requested that Young Thugâs probation be revoked, according to a motion filed on Wednesday (April 3).
Thug (whose real name is Jeffery Williams) ended a lengthy criminal trial in October 2024 when he pleaded guilty to charges leveled against him. The case, built around Georgiaâs Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, claimed that Thug and his alleged YSL gang had committed murders, carjackings, drug dealing and many other crimes.
At the conclusion of the trial, Thug was sentenced to 40 years with five to be served in prison commuted to time served. As a result, he was given 15 years probation, with a further 20 to be commuted if successfully completed.
However, a new motion has been filed in Fulton County Superior Court which has seen the State of Georgia request Whitaker revoke Thugâs probation, alleging that his âcontinued presence in the community under probationary supervision presents a clear and present danger to public safety and undermines the rule of law.â
Per Channel 2 Action News, the crux of the filing revolves around what prosecutors have labelled âescalating threats and witness intimidation.â They note that Fulton County Investigator Marissa Viverito is in the process of testifying in a âmulti-defendant gang murder preliminary hearingâ which has seen the Court order witnesses not to be shown on television while testifying. However, a user on social media posted an image of Viverito online with a caption stating, âShe doesnât want to be shown on screen? Well, here she is.â
On Tuesday (April 1), Thug is alleged to have shared a since-deleted repost the image, pairing it with a caption claiming âMarissa Viverito is the biggest liar in the DAâs office.â According to the filing, the post âquickly went viral,â resulting in over two million views, and resulting in âdirect threats to Investigator Viverito and her family.â
The filing also claims that as a result of Thug sharing the post, the home addresses of Vivirito and her parents were distributed online, with one post reportedly sharing an image of Viviritoâs motherâs house and stating, âIf the hate is really real then pull up on her mama crib.â Another post is alleged to have been shared later which threatened the assassination of District Attorney Fani Willis.
âThe escalation from targeting a testifying witness to making a direct death threat against the elected District Attorney of Fulton County is a grave and unprecedented attack on the justice system,â the filing stated.
In response to the probation revocation request, Thug shared a statement on his X (formerly Twitter), writing, âI donât make treats to people Iâm a good person, I would never condone anyone threatening anyone or definitely participate in threatening anyone. Iâm all about peace and love.â
The filing alleges that the behavior is a âcalculated campaign of intimidation, harassment, and misinformation designed to undermine the legal process,â and have requested the Court take âswift and decisive action by revoking the Defendantâs probation and remanding them into custody without delay.â
Currently, no hearing date has been set. Meanwhile, Thug is scheduled to give his first performance following his trial in June as part of Chicagoâs Summer Smash Festival.