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   Jury selection in the trial of Young Thug began in an Atlanta   
   courtroom on Wednesday morning as the rapper stands trial for   
   gang-related charges in a sweeping grand jury indictment in   
   Fulton County, Georgia.   
      
   Young Thug, a Grammy-winning rapper whose legal name is Jeffrey   
   Lamar Williams, was arrested May 9, 2022, and was initially   
   charged with one count each of conspiring to violate the state's   
   Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and   
   participating in criminal street gang activity. He was later   
   charged with an additional count of participating in street gang   
   activity, three counts of violating the Georgia Controlled   
   Substances Act, possession of a firearm while committing a   
   felony and possession of a machine gun.   
      
   He has pleaded not guilty to all eight counts.   
      
   "Mr. Williams has committed no crime whatsoever," his attorney   
   Brian Steel told ABC News. "We will fight this case ethically,   
   legally and zealously. Mr. Williams will be cleared."   
      
   Judge Ural Glanville of the Fulton County Superior Court, who is   
   presiding over this case, gave instructions to the first pool of   
   potential jurors and read the 65-count indictment. Glanville   
   said that potential jurors who would like to be examined for   
   hardship should report back to the court on Monday, Jan. 9.   
   Under limited circumstances, a juror could be excused from   
   service if they demonstrate that participation in the trial   
   could result in financial or medical issues or undue hardship.   
      
   The second group of jurors is expected in court on Thursday,   
   while the third group is expected on Friday.   
      
   Young Thug was among 28 individuals named in the indictment who   
   are allegedly associated with the Atlanta-based Young Slime Life   
   (YSL), a gang that prosecutors allege Young Thug founded in   
   2012. But YSL, which is also the acronym for "Young Stoner   
   Life," is also the name of the rapper's label -- an imprint of   
   300 Entertainment. The label is not named in the indictment.   
      
      
      
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