The Grammy winner accused of
founding a gang allegedly linked
to several murders in Atlanta.
Many of the charges related to
the indictment points to young
thugs rap lyrics as evidence.
Take it to trial.
No, mother.
My name? Mr Jeffrey Williams.
Be aware that on this calendar you are
here because you have been indicted under
22 USC 182273 for conspiracy to violate
the Racketeer Influence and Criminal
St Gang activity.
And I'm concerned with a human
being who's wrongly charged.
I knew right away.
That he's been targeted.
For 10 years.
By the prosecution,
this is a wrong prosecution
and I will defend him.
You're saying your client
is completely innocent, Mr. Williams.
Is wrongly charged on
every single count.
The rapper who goes by Young Thug.
He's accused of racketeering,
making terroristic threats,
theft, renting
a car used in a murder,
and participating in a criminal
St gang as one of its organizers.
It does not matter what your notoriety is,
what your fame is,
if you come to Fulton County,
Georgia and you commit crimes,
and certainly if those crimes are
in furtherance of a street gang,
that you are going to become a target.
Prosecutors and DA,
they're actually listening.
They're watching social media accounts.
They're they're pretty much
tracking these artists nationwide.
YSL is a record label that started in 2016,
and the prosecution is saying that the record
label is connected to St Gang activity.
It also goes on to say that wire cell
is a criminal St gang that started in
2012 off of Cleveland Ave in Atlanta,
and it claims the founder of all of this,
the mastermind was Jeffrey Williams.
Right now, what we're seeing play
out is two different descriptions
of who Jeffrey Williams is.
One is being portrayed by prosecutors
and the other one is being
described by those closest to him.
My wife still means young
successful life because that's
something that he has created.
He is a young successful man himself,
but also he is helping more
young men and young women.
He is the one that we're all afraid of.
He's the one that's king slime.
He is the most dangerous of the 28 judge.
Jeffrey Williams is a father.
He's a son.
I've also started a company with
Jeffrey call Young Stoner life.
I wanted to back him
personally and professionally.
As the District Attorney of Fulton County,
my #1 focus is targeting gangs.
He's like the easy target.
So somebody gets arrested and gets
in trouble and they want a deal.
Law enforcement officers
all too eager to say,
well tell us about Mr. Williams.
Is he involved in this?
What do you know about him?
The Jeffrey I know
would take care of my kids.
The Jeffrey I know would build the
business and create multi millionaires.
Jeffrey I know will make sure
that his nieces and nephews and
your nieces and nephews had the
opportunity to go to school.
So the Jeffrey they're talking about,
the Jeffrey they're talking about,
I just don't know that Jeffrey.
So who's really on trial?
It's not about myself.
It's not about kind of Doug.
This is about freedom of speech.
The danger to others and
the danger of the community.
I'm gonna set them for no bond
at this point in time. Jeffrey
Williams is a hero, not a criminal.