Two more Atlanta rappers face judge on gang-related charges

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Two extra Atlanta rappers appeared earlier than a Fulton County choose Wednesday after being arrested and indicted on allegations of gang exercise below the YSL gang.

Rapper Yak Gotti, whose actual identify is Deamonte Kendrick, is charged with taking part in a legal avenue gang. Rapper Gunna, whose actual identify is Sergio Kitchens, is charged with the identical.

Kitchens’ lawyer Don Samuel talked to CBS46 about his consumer’s costs saying he disagreed along with his consumer being depicted as a part of Atlanta’s crime drawback.

“Simply studying the indictment itself, it’s so clear that he’s entitled to bond,” Samuel advised the choose.

Samuel stated the indictment towards his consumer largely entails motorized vehicle infractions and tune lyrics.

“He has no felony convictions of any variety and we’re right here sitting right here in jail at this level on a RICO allegation involving two motorized vehicle offenses plus lyrics,” Don Samuel stated.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis is utilizing the racketeering costs to deal with gangs extra broadly in court docket. She says almost 80 % of crime issues in metro Atlanta are rooted in gangs.

“If you happen to’re asking must you anticipate to see different RICO indictments towards different avenue gang organizations then the reply is totally,” Willis stated in a press convention Wednesday. She says she introduced down indictments on the YFN gang a month in the past and is now going by YSL – which is affiliated with The Bloods avenue gang.

“It’s a important gang that operates right here in Atlanta, Georgia, and never each member turned defendants on this indictment, however a major quantity did and particularly the leaders and that’s important,” Willis stated.

These arrests Willis believes will assist stamp out a number of the violence. However, Legal professional Mawuli Davis, who works with at-risk youth by his group The Black Man Lab, says tackling gangs and crime is larger than the arrests.

“Our work must be broader than simply making arrests,” Davis stated. “Now we have to have applications which are totally funded which have sources that may go into these communities and tackle these younger individuals at an early age in order that they don’t seem to be drawn to any legal exercise.”

The Black Man Lab shall be holding a canvassing stroll on the CT Martin Recreation Heart Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

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