Young Thug Stays Out of Prison Rapper Declares He’s “All About Peace & Love” After Judge Denies Probation Revocation Request

Prosecutors’ bid to suspend Young Thug’s probation and imprison him was denied by an Atlanta judge. However, following a popular tweet that triggered an online reaction against the district attorney’s office, the judge warned him about his use of social media, according to The Associated Press.

In a motion filed on April 2, prosecutors said that Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, had violated his probationary terms by sharing a now-deleted photo of a police officer along with a statement calling them the “biggest liar in the DA office.” 

According to AP, the post received hundreds of comments and retweets, and it had over two million views in a short period of time. The investigator’s home address and her parents’ address were made public as a result, according to the prosecution, and some of the messages contained threats against the investigator and her family. Fani Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County, was even threatened in one post.

Williams had “engaged in conduct that directly threatens the safety of witnesses and prosecutors, compromises ongoing legal proceedings, and warrants immediate revocation of probation,” according to Willis’s April 3 court filing.

Prosecutors said that he had violated his probation by continuing to associate with those who were allegedly involved in witness intimidation and obstruction of justice.

Brian Steel, Thug’s lawyer, retorted that his client had not made any threats personally and had only reposted a photograph supporting his opinion.

Judge Paige Reese Whitaker of the Fulton County Superior Court rendered a decision on April 3 following her review of the prosecution’s request and the defense’s answer, according to FOX 5. She concluded that the social media post did not qualify as a violation of probation.

Whitaker stated, “It may be prudent for Defendant to exercise restraint regarding certain topics, even though the Court does not find that the cited social media post rises to the level of a violation of Defendant’s probation.”

Young Thug denied any intention to promote violence or threats after the court’s ruling.

He wrote on X, “I’m a good person, and I don’t threaten people.” “I would never support threatening someone, and I would definitely not take part in such behavior. Peace and love are what I’m all about.

As previously mentioned, Young Thug was released from prison after entering a guilty plea to gang, drug, and firearm charges in October 2023. His probationary sentence consists of 15 years of probation after a 40-year sentence that was originally intended to be served in jail for five years but was commuted to time served. If all probation requirements are met, the remaining 20 years will be commuted. That 20-year sentence would have been in effect if the judge had revoked his probation.

Williams and more than two dozen other people were charged with breaking Georgia’s anti-racketeering law in May 2022.