Thug is FREE!
Atlanta’s rap heavyweight Young Thug just dodged a severe legal blow. A Fulton County judge shut down prosecutors’ attempt to revoke his probation, keeping him out of prison, but not without a strong warning about his social media habits after a post he shared set the internet on fire.
The post in question featured a photo of a Fulton County investigator, with the caption calling her “the biggest liar in the DA’s office.” Prosecutors claim the repost threw gasoline on an already heated situation, as it went viral fast: over 2 million views, thousands of comments, and shared all across platforms. The fallout? The investigator’s personal address, plus her parents’, were exposed online, and threats started flying, including one targeting District Attorney Fani Willis herself.
Willis didn’t hold back. In her filing, she said Young Thug’s post “directly threatens the safety of witnesses and prosecutors, compromises ongoing legal proceedings, and warrants immediate revocation of probation.”
But Judge Paige Reese Whitaker saw it differently. In her ruling, she wrote:
“While the Court does not find that the cited social media post rises to the level of a violation of Defendant’s probation, it may be prudent for Defendant to exercise restraint regarding certain topics.”
Meaning: Thug gets a pass, but she expects him to move smarter online.
Young Thug, whose government name is Jeffery Williams, fired back at the accusations with a statement of his own, saying:
“I don’t make threats to people I’m a good person. I would never condone anyone threatening anyone or definitely participate in threatening anyone. I’m all about peace and love.”
His lawyer, Brian Steel, argued that prosecutors twisted the facts. He said there’s zero evidence that Thug knew the court had barred showing the investigator’s image, and reposting something critical isn’t a probation violation.
The stakes were no joke. Young Thug is serving 15 years of probation after a 40-year sentence was cut down, with the final 20 years hanging over his head if he messes up. If the judge had agreed with prosecutors, Thug would’ve been hit with that full 20-year prison sentence on the spot.
Prosecutors also pointed out that the investigator is a key witness in an ongoing gang murder case, and that the post came from a blogger who captioned it: “She doesn’t want to be shown on screen? Well, here she is.”
Young Thug reshared it, but his legal team stressed that none of the threats following the post came from him directly.
Thug’s legal issues trace back to a 2022 racketeering indictment, which accused him and over two dozen others of running a violent street gang across Atlanta. Prosecutors linked the gang to murders, shootings, and carjackings, and they even pointed to his lyrics and posts as promotion for the gang’s activities.
Thug and three others took plea deals last October, while two remaining defendants were cleared of racketeering, murder, and gang charges, though one still caught a gun charge.
