Fulton County prosecutor told Judge Ural Glanville they will be bringing around 300 witnesses to testify in the RICO case against YSL.
The trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 9, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and rappers Young Thug and Gunna are among the alleged gang members who are facing a long prison sentence if found guilty.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had initially requested to delay the trial until March 2023 but the judge refused.
One of the witnesses is reportedly a “YSL associate,” who was placed in protective custody in August after “a document and part of a cooperating witness’ statement” was leaked online.
“As a result [of the leak], the state now has grave concerns about the safety of that named witness and other potential witnesses in this trial,” the DA said.
Attorneys for Young Thug claim the DA’s Office faked a subpoena in 2016 to obtain information from the Hertz rental car company related to the car used during a 2015 murder they say he was connected with.
Gunna and Thugger deny all of the charges against them.
