Young Thug‘s brother is denying that he snitched after taking a plea deal within the ongoing RICO case towards the rapper and his Young Slime Life (YSL) avenue gang, after his launched from custody this week.
On Tuesday, Quantavious Grier, identified by his stage identify as Unfoonk, pleaded responsible to at least one county of violating the RICO Act in addition to one depend of theft by receiving stolen property, in response to WSB-TV.
Young Thug’s Brother Accepts Plea Deal For Immediate Prison Release, Denies Accusations Of Snitching
Unfoonk had been sentenced to 12 years in jail, however now has two years commuted to time served alongside 10 years of probation, the outlet reviews.
Shortly after his launch Tuesday, Unfoonk posted a press release to his Instagram Stories the place he denied accusations of snitching on his brother.
Unfoonk took to his Instagram Stories shortly after his launch to answer these accusing him of snitching on Young Thug, asking anybody to “show me in the paperwork (that) I told on anybody.”
“Damn people really think I told on my own brother smh,” he wrote. “show me in the paper work I told on anybody lol, I’m not even fenna entertain any of it, peace and blessings.”
Unfoonk’s Release Depends On A Number Of Conditions, Including Community Service, Curfew
While Unfoonk is certainly a free man as of Tuesday, there are a selection of situations he should meet as part of the plea deal, together with 750 hours of group service.
He additionally can not possess any weapons or commit any prison acts, and has a ten p.m. to six a.m. curfew. He’s not allowed to contact his brother or every other of his co-defendants within the indictment till the case has over.
Another a part of the phrases of his launch is he should testify if known as upon, nonetheless he maintains his proper to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege towards self-incrimination, in response to the outlet.
Young Thug’s brother UNFOONK accepts plea deal in YSL case pic.twitter.com/1sndjA8fBR
— SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) December 21, 2022
As of Tuesday, Unfoonk is the fifth defendant to take a plea deal within the YSL Rico case to date.
Meanwhile, fellow YSL affiliate, defendant and rapper Gunna pleaded responsible to a racketeering conspiracy final week, and was equally launched from custody after being handed down a four-year sentence with one 12 months already served.
Gunna’s phrases of launch additionally embrace 500 hours of group service, in response to the outlet.
Unfoonk (Quantavious Grier) is Young Thug’s brother who bought out of jail on enchantment in 2019 after serving 11 years of a life sentence for homicide
the ultimate situation of his launch right now: “no contact along with your brother Jeffery Williams till this case has concluded” pic.twitter.com/P6KBUYe2rs
— Joe Coscarelli (@joecoscarelli) December 20, 2022
Gunna & Three Other YSL Co-Defendants Similarly Accept Plea Deals Ahead Of Upcoming Jan. 9 Trial
He accepted an Alford plea, that means he doesn’t admit to committing any crimes however acknowledges there’s sufficient proof towards him to plead responsible.
Gunna was equally accused of snitching on his co-defendants and in addition issued a press release denying the claims following his launch, The Shade Room beforehand reported.
“While I have agreed to always be truthful, I want to make it perfectly clear that I have NOT made any statements, have NOT been interviewed, have NOT cooperated, have NOT agreed to testify or be a witness for or against any party in the case and have absolutely NO intention of being involved in the trial process in any way,” he wrote.
Gunna went on to say that his “focus of YSL was entertainment — rap artists who wrote and performed music that exaggerated and ‘glorified’ urban life in the Black community.”
YSL co-founder Walter Murphy, Slimelife Shawty (Winnie Lee) and Lil Duke (Martinez Arnold) took plea offers as properly, leaving 23 defendants left because the January 9 trial attracts close to.
However, it’s unlikely that Young Thug will probably be supplied a plea deal, with prosecutors viewing him as “the target of this case” and can seemingly search a conviction that may result in a jail sentence, in response to Atlanta-based reporter George Chidi.