The YSL trial is about to proceed subsequent week with the ultimate two co-defendants, Deamonte Kendrick (Yak Gotti) and Shannon Stillwell (SB), going through critical costs after 4 others reached plea offers. Each Kendrick and Stillwell are accused of being concerned within the Younger Slime Life (YSL) gang, which prosecutors say engaged in racketeering conspiracy, avenue gang exercise, and numerous drug and gun offenses.
The trial initially included rapper Younger Thug (Jeffery Williams), who, together with three others—Rodalius Ryan, Marquavius Huey, and Quamarvious Nichols—accepted plea offers final month. Kendrick and Stillwell had been additionally supplied plea offers however selected to reject them. Kendrick was supplied a deal that might have lowered his costs to conspiracy and voluntary manslaughter, with a really helpful 15-year sentence. Stillwell was supplied a 40-year sentence and 20 years on probation, with lowered costs for 2 murders.
A number of key witnesses have already testified within the case. One notable determine, Slimelife Shawty (Wunnie Lee), who accepted a plea deal in 2022, started testifying on October 23. Throughout his testimony, he by accident revealed an unredacted social media caption, inflicting protection attorneys to request a mistrial. The movement was denied, and Lee continued his testimony, discussing YSL’s social media habits and slang, together with the time period “SLATT” which, in response to Lee, is a part of the group’s lingo.
Prosecutors additionally known as on different witnesses, together with Antonio Sumlin (Obama), who testified that he by no means considered YSL as a gang, and Investigator Marissa Viverito, a gang analyst with the Atlanta Police Division. Viverito spoke in regards to the function of social media in fashionable gang exercise, explaining the way it permits gangs to speak and mark their territory with out the chance of bodily graffiti.
Viverito’s testimony is anticipated to conclude on Monday, at which level the prosecution will relaxation its case. The protection will then start presenting its aspect of the case. Because the trial strikes towards its conclusion, all eyes shall be on the ultimate arguments and any remaining proof which will decide the destiny of Kendrick and Stillwell.
