In accordance with Fulton County Superior Courtroom, Younger Thug’s brother, Unfoonk has entered a plea deal within the ongoing Younger Slime Life RICO case. He has since taken to social media to handle hypothesis of him “snitching” on his brother. The musician has additionally been ordered by the court docket to not contact Younger Thug till the case is over.
In accordance with court docket paperwork, Unfoonk was sentenced to a complete of 12 years in jail. After taking a negotiated plea deal, the rapper has been ordered to participate in 750 hours of group service, he is not going to be allowed to be in possession of weapons nor commit any crimes and he can not keep in touch together with his brother, Younger Thug, till the case is over.
Prosecutors have alleged that Younger Thug, whose actual identify is Jeffrey Williams, is the chief of the Younger Slime Life road gang that could be a subset of the Bloods road gang. The rapper alongside 27 different reputed singers and celebrities have allegedly engaged in violent legal exercise since 2012. The rapper has been accused of road racing, reckless driving, rushing, promoting marijuana and cocaine, and being in possession of a number of weapons, amongst different prices.
If convicted below the RICO cost, Younger Thug may resist 20 years in jail and a fantastic of $250,000.
What’s Unfoonk, Younger Thug’s brother’s actual identify?
Unfoonk’s actual identify is Quintavious Grier. Authorized paperwork recommend that if he’s known as by any events concerned within the case, he should testify in truth. Nonetheless, he can assert his Fifth Modification privilege as nicely.
Legal professional Darryl Cohen, who will not be concerned within the YSL RICO case, stated in an interview that though Unfoonk has the correct to make use of the Fifth Modification privilege, he won’t be able to keep away from each query that comes in direction of him when he takes the stand. Cohen stated:
“The Fifth Modification says, “I’m not going to testify as a result of I refuse to incriminate myself” – you are able to do that. However you can’t take the Fifth in terms of testimony towards another person or another folks that had been concerned in against the law.”
After information of Unfoonk taking a plea deal made headlines, a number of followers of the case accused the rapper of snitching on his brother. A number of feedback on the identical learn:
Nonetheless, Grier was fast to take to social media to disclaim rumors of snitching. In an Instagram story, he wrote:
“Rattling individuals actually suppose I instructed by myself brother smh, present me in my paper work I instructed on anyone lol, im not even fenna entertain any of it, peace and blessings”
Unfoonk will not be the one rapper concerned within the case to take a plea deal. Rapper Gunna took an Alford plea to get out of jail. In accordance with Cornell’s Authorized Data Institute, in an Alford plea, a defendant:
“registers a proper request for forgiveness in direction of prices in legal court docket whereas the defendant concurrently expresses their innocence in direction of those self same prices.”
Others who’ve taken a plea deal within the YSL RICO case embody Lil Duke, Slimelife Shawty and Walter Murphy.