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From the New York Post: Donald Trump prosecutor Fani Willis was dealt a massive blow Tuesday after her prosecution of the YSL gang — Georgia’s longest-running trial — ended with the acquittals of the last two defendants in the case.
A Fulton County jury Tuesday morning found Deamonte Kendrick — who raps under the name Yak Gotti — not guilty on all charges and also acquitted Shannon Stillwell of all charges except for one count of firearm possession by a convicted felon, according to a report by WSB-TV.
Stillwell and Kendrick were accused of murdering rival gang member Donovan Thomas Jr., aka “Big Nut,” during a drive-by shooting.
In October, co-defendant and Grammy winner Young Thug copped a surprise plea deal in the case accusing him of being the ringleader of the YSL (Young Slime Life) gang.
The report explains that Willis launched the case in 2022 and it has turned into the longest-running trial in Georgia history. Jury selection alone took 10 months, and testimony didn’t start until November 2023. The case started with 28 defendants, but many have already pleaded out.
Willis tried to prosecute Trump and ended up immersed in a scandal of her own, after being caught in an affair with Nathan Wade, who she had hired to lead the case against Trump.
BREAKING: NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES for Deamonte Kendrick aka Yak Gotti. #ysltrial pic.twitter.com/fLZwzoBXaB
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) December 3, 2024
BREAKING: Shannon Stillwell ONLY found guilty on possession of a firearm by a felon. NOT GUILTY on all other charges. #ysltrial pic.twitter.com/G5nhVqkhhS
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) December 3, 2024
Rodalius Ryan: was already serving life (guilty plea, time-served)
Marquavius Huey: 9 years in prison (guilty plea, minus time-served, was facing life x3 + 100 years)
Quamarvious Nichols: 7 years in prison (guilty plea, minus time-served)https://t.co/4DDwBOTxZv— Joe Coscarelli (@joecoscarelli) December 3, 2024
Below is just some of the drama that unfolded over the YSL Trial:
The #YSLTrial is next level absurd#FaniWillis may have to bail her prosecutor out of jail before this is over
You can’t just scream at a judge and not expect to go to jail
I’m unsure how she’s not there now
— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) April 17, 2024
BREAKING.🚨
Fulton County DA Fani Willis suffers major setback as Atlanta’s high-profile YSL trial crumbles.
After two years of courtroom battles, both remaining defendants, Yak Gotti (Deamonte Kendrick) and Shannon Stillwell, were acquitted of murder charges.
The RICO case,… pic.twitter.com/5fVvtOMdZ3
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) December 3, 2024
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