A Georgia teenager was arrested last week after he allegedly threatened to kill Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and his wife in connection with the arrests of rapper Young Thug and 27 other gang members involved in a massive crackdown, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday. . .
On May 26, 18-year-old Quartavius Mender was charged with making 23 separate terrorist threats against Labat, his wife, and the Atlanta School District police chief, the Associated Press (AP).
Fox 5 states that the alleged death threats were made “in comments to Instagram posts by Sheriff Pat Labat, Gwinnett County Sheriff, Clerk Fulton, and others.”
According to the authorities, Mender sought the release of Young Thug and other members of the Young Slime Life (YSL) gang, who were arrested on racketeering charges. The young Bandit, whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, is the alleged leader of the YSL. Atlanta Constitution Magazine.
Arrest warrants reviewed magazine Note that Mender told the online sheriff, “#freethug or Imma sh00t u and your wife.” Allegedly, the young man commented again on Labat’s Instagram page a few hours later, writing “I will kill you”.
“We take such threats very seriously,” Labat said in a statement. Said. “Cyberbullying on social media and hiding behind a keyboard will not protect anyone from criminal prosecution.”
“Mender is being held without bail,” the report said. magazine reported.
The young Bandit was arrested in May at his home in Buckhead on charges of racketeering conspiracy and street gangs, the AP reported at the time.
Young Thug will attend the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards on October 1, 2021 at the Cobb Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. (Derek White/WireImage via Getty Images)
According to the report:
According to the indictment, Young Thug was one of the three founders of Young Slime Life, a “street gang that emerged in late 2012” in Atlanta. According to authorities, YSL is linked to the national gang Bloods. The charges include “preserving, protecting and strengthening the reputation, power and territory of the business through racketeering activities, including murder, assault and threats of violence.”
11 Alive reported Thursday that a Fulton County judge denied Williams’ bail. The hearing date was set for January 9, 2023.
You can follow Ethan Letkeman on Twitter at: @EthanLetkeman.
Source: Breitbart
