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Young Thug Associate Who Tried To Kill YFN Lucci Takes Plea In YSL RICO Case

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According to Atlanta CBS news affiliate WSB-TV, an associate of the Young Slime Life collective is the most recent defendant to take a plea deal in the YSL RICO case.

Antonio Sumlin, also known as Obama, as plead guilty to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime and participation in criminal street gang activity last week. In exchange for his plea agreement, Sumlin was sentenced to 15 years probation as a part of his negotiation.

Sumlin is one of two defendants accused of stabbing YFN Lucci inside of the Fulton County Jail in March of this year. He and another YSL associate, Christian Eppinger, allegedly got Young Thug’s permission to execute the stabbing.

Lucci begged the judge for house arrest because he knew there was a bounty on his head, but was denied.

Gunna was released from jail last week after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors, which was time served and an additional four years, which will be served in the form of 500 hours of community service. Young Thug’s brother, YSL co-founder Walter Murphy and two other YSL members have accepted plea offers in the RICO case.

Obama is now the sixth defendant to plead guilty ahead of the YSL RICO trial, which is due to begin on January 9.

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Young Thug Co-Defendant Obama Is The 6th To Cop A Plea

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The prosecutors on the YSL case are working aggressively to convict Young Thug on RICO charges. Over the past week, we’ve seen many of the defendants in the case cop plea deals, notably Gunna and Unfoonk.

A sixth defendant in the case also copped a plea this week. Antonio Sumlin, also known as Obama, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the RICO act, two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, and participation in criminal street gang activity. As part of his deal, Obama will have to serve 15 years of probation.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 17: Gunna and Young Thug perform at halftime during the Boston Celtics v Atlanta Hawks game at State Farm Arena on November 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Prosecutors and defense also grilled the state’s witness, DeKalb County jail investigator Quinton Hall, an expert on gangs. Though prosecutors said that Hall “knows what he’s talking about,” defense attorney Suri Chadha Jimenez, representing co-defendant Cordaris Dorsey, argued that he “doesn’t meet the qualifications.” Ultimately, the judge sided with Jimenez.

“At this point, I’m not going to qualify him as an expert,” explained Judge Ural Glanville. “I’ll revisit that should the state repackage his particular or he testifies more succinctly.”

Following Sumlin’s deal, there are now 23 defendants standing in the case.

Gunna became the first member of YSL to cop a plea. Last week, he issued a statement about taking an Alford Plea, vehemently denying that he turned on Young Thug.

“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,” Gunna said in a statement following his release from jail last week.

We’ll keep you posted on any more updates surrounding the YSL and Young Thug.

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