Home for the holidays? Young Thug asks judge to adjust his metro Atlanta exile

Jozsef Papp, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Dec 11, 2024

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ATLANTA — Young Thug is asking a Fulton County judge to shave a few miles off the perimeter of his exile so he can stay in one of his Atlanta-area homes for the holidays.

Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker banished Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, from the metro Atlanta area — as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau — for 10 years as part of the probation he’s serving after pleading guilty in a long-running gang case in October.

Now, the Grammy-winning rapper is asking to shrink that area limit by “a few miles to the most extreme border,” according to a new filing in the case.

According to the Census Bureau, the metro Atlanta area extends to the state line with Alabama to the west, Meriwether County to the south, near Athens the east and Dahlonega to the north.

In the filing, Williams is asking Whitaker to allow him to reside and visit his home on the outskirts of the metro area so he can have holiday and other gatherings with family members, friends and business associates. Attorneys for the rappers disclosed the location of the home to Whitaker in a sealed filing.

Williams is allowed to enter metro Atlanta to attend immediate family members’ weddings, funerals, graduations or medical emergencies, but he can enter the area only 24 hours before such events and must leave within 48 hours after.

His sentence also requires the rapper to return to Atlanta four times per year for a “live anti-gang and anti-gun violence presentation” at a grade school, middle school, Boys and Girls club or similar group and can include a benefit concert. He is also required to do 100 hours of community service each year of probation.

He is not allowed to have any contact or communication with any of the other 27 people who were indicted with him in May 2022, with the exception of his brother Quantavious Grier, fellow rapper Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens, and any other person relating to his music career.

In the motion, attorneys for Williams note that Fulton County Chief Probation Officer Dar’Rema Whitrack had no objections to the proposed modification of Young Thug’s sentence.

Attorneys for the rapper are also asking Whitaker to seal a public record that shows Williams’ current Florida address, as Florida law requires it to be published on a public website unless a judge orders the information to be made secret.

The rapper has not made any public comments or appearances since he pleaded guilty on Halloween night.

After the conclusion of the trial, Young Thug’s lawyer Keith Adams did an interview with Atlanta attorney Tiffany Phoenix Adams, in which he talked about Williams having some regret for pleading guilty after Deamonte Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell were acquitted of their most serious charges but was happy for both of them.

During the interview, the defense attorney received a call from his client in which he asked him to get him off the probation he is currently on and thanked people for their support.