Prosecutors Move to Revoke Young Thug’s Probation
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The decision came after the Fulton County District Attorney's office argued a social post by the rapper about a government investigator violated the terms of his probation.
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District Attorney Fani Willis said Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, reposted a social media post that included a photo of a district attorney’s office investigator that went viral.
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A judge in Atlanta has declined prosecutors' request to revoke Young Thug 's probation and send him to prison. But the judge cautioned him over his social media use after his viral post sparked an online backlash against the district attorney's office.
Prosecutors want rapper Young Thug's probation revoked after they claim he engaged in "threatening" behavior on social media.
Young Thug's lawyer responded to an attempt by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to revoke the rapper's probation.
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Fulton County Medical Examiner's office. The Atlanta rapper, real name Kenneth Bailey, died after puncturing his thigh and losing too much blood as a result of climbing a wooden fence. "Mr. Bailey sustained a penetrating injury of his right thigh that created marked blood loss.