I thought that we were done with this episode! Jeffery Williams, Barter 6 rapper and belt holder for the longest trial in Georgia’s history, is back in the hot seat.
It took a lot of luck and chutzpah for Young Thug and Brian Steel to put their trust in the judge’s hands for sentencing, but they hit the jackpot. Instead of the state’s suggested decades of imprisonment, Judge Whitaker allowed him to walk with 15 years of probation. If violated, the cuffs magically manifest and he has to serve 20 years.
Georgia just filed a motion claiming that the “if” moment already happened. Billboard has coverage:
[T]he crux of the filing revolves around what prosecutors have labelled “escalating threats and witness intimidation.” They note that Fulton County Investigator Marissa Viverito is in the process of testifying in a “multi-defendant gang murder preliminary hearing” which has seen the Court order witnesses not to be shown on television while testifying. However, a user on social media posted an image of Viverito online with a caption stating, “She doesn’t want to be shown on screen? Well, here she is.”
On Tuesday (April 1), Thug is alleged to have shared a since-deleted repost the image, pairing it with a caption claiming “Marissa Viverito is the biggest liar in the DA’s office.” According to the filing, the post “quickly went viral,” resulting in over two million views, and resulting in “direct threats to Investigator Viverito and her family.”
Now, it would be one thing if this was limited to Thugger’s decision to call her a liar as a matter of protected speech. Unfortunately, the waters are murkier. After he shared the image and caption, other social media users started throwing around what appear to be threats toward Viverito, her mother, and Fani Willis. The real question is if Jeffery shared something and other people got out of hand, or if he pulled a “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome Investigator?” As you could imagine, the prosecution is arguing the latter. Young Thug tweeted this in response:
That’s the thing about plausible deniability and stochastic terrorism, it allows you to make treats [sic] without ever actually having to make them. Now, do I think Young Thug did this by sharing an image and should be sent to prison for 20 years? Hell no — while the prosecution might have a colorable argument, it is quite the stretch. Again, he didn’t say or do anything threatening, random people on social media made the threats. That discontent was already out there. Pinning its origin to a Young Thug tweet is about as bad psychology as trying to use rap lyrics to incriminate him. The good news is that Thugger won’t have to rely on me arguing on his behalf; Brian Steel is probably already on it.
Prosecutors File Motion To Revoke Young Thug’s Probation [Billboard]
Earlier: The YSL RICO Trial Is Finally Done With!
Desperate For Evidence, Prosecutors Will Use Young Thug Lyrics In Trial
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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I thought that we were done with this episode! Jeffery Williams, Barter 6 rapper and belt holder for the longest trial in Georgia’s history, is back in the hot seat.
It took a lot of luck and chutzpah for Young Thug and Brian Steel to put their trust in the judge’s hands for sentencing, but they hit the jackpot. Instead of the state’s suggested decades of imprisonment, Judge Whitaker allowed him to walk with 15 years of probation. If violated, the cuffs magically manifest and he has to serve 20 years.
Georgia just filed a motion claiming that the “if” moment already happened. Billboard has coverage:
[T]he crux of the filing revolves around what prosecutors have labelled “escalating threats and witness intimidation.” They note that Fulton County Investigator Marissa Viverito is in the process of testifying in a “multi-defendant gang murder preliminary hearing” which has seen the Court order witnesses not to be shown on television while testifying. However, a user on social media posted an image of Viverito online with a caption stating, “She doesn’t want to be shown on screen? Well, here she is.”
On Tuesday (April 1), Thug is alleged to have shared a since-deleted repost the image, pairing it with a caption claiming “Marissa Viverito is the biggest liar in the DA’s office.” According to the filing, the post “quickly went viral,” resulting in over two million views, and resulting in “direct threats to Investigator Viverito and her family.”
Now, it would be one thing if this was limited to Thugger’s decision to call her a liar as a matter of protected speech. Unfortunately, the waters are murkier. After he shared the image and caption, other social media users started throwing around what appear to be threats toward Viverito, her mother, and Fani Willis. The real question is if Jeffery shared something and other people got out of hand, or if he pulled a “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome Investigator?” As you could imagine, the prosecution is arguing the latter. Young Thug tweeted this in response:
That’s the thing about plausible deniability and stochastic terrorism, it allows you to make treats [sic] without ever actually having to make them. Now, do I think Young Thug did this by sharing an image and should be sent to prison for 20 years? Hell no — while the prosecution might have a colorable argument, it is quite the stretch. Again, he didn’t say or do anything threatening, random people on social media made the threats. That discontent was already out there. Pinning its origin to a Young Thug tweet is about as bad psychology as trying to use rap lyrics to incriminate him. The good news is that Thugger won’t have to rely on me arguing on his behalf; Brian Steel is probably already on it.
Prosecutors File Motion To Revoke Young Thug’s Probation [Billboard]
Earlier: The YSL RICO Trial Is Finally Done With!
Desperate For Evidence, Prosecutors Will Use Young Thug Lyrics In Trial
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
