Young Thug has been denied bail once again after offering an extensive bond package.
On Thursday (June 2), Thugger appeared in Fulton County, Ga. court via closed-circuit video from the Cobby County Jail for the latest bond motion in his RICO case. During the lengthy hearing, which lasted over four hours and was streamed via 11Alive News, Young Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel laid out a number of stipulations the rapper would have adhered to if given a bond. Steel was offering to have Thug put under 24-hour home monitoring, both electronically and in person, with 24 off-duty police officers who have signed on to watch the rapper through a third-party security firm. He also offered to have the interior and exterior of Thug’s home monitored by closed-circuit TV.
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Any visitor who came to the home would been subject to search. No electronics or internet would have been allowed in the home as well, though Thug’s lawyer said he wanted to build a studio in the residence for YT to work. Thug would also have had to undergo consistent drug testing. The total for all of these accommodations would have reportedly cost Young Thug approximately $1 million out of pocket, according to his lawyer.
300 Entertainment cofounder Kevin Liles also took the stand and emotionally testified on Thug’s character during the hearing. The misty-eyed Liles spoke of Thug as if the rapper were his own child. The music industry veteran even agreed to cosign the rapper’s bond, personally and with the backing of his company.
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The prosecution in the case pushed for Young Thug to be detained until his trial. They cited Thug’s ability to flee and also noted witnesses were reportedly being threatened, though not directly by Young Thug. The prosecution also claimed Thug has been on the phone in jail requesting drugs in order to try and detox, presumably so he doesn’t have to go cold turkey. Many of the crimes Thug is accused of being involved in the District Attorney’s 88-page indictment were also mentioned.
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