Last 2 defendants await their fate as long-running YSL trial ends after a year of testimony

Associated Press/Report for America

ATLANTA (AP) — After almost a year of testimony, closing statements began in the YSL gang and racketeering trial that included rapper Young Thug. The last two defendants, Deamonte Kendrick — who raps as Yak Gotti — and Shannon Stillwell are set to learn their fate on murder, drug, gun and gang charges after the trail ended Monday. Prosecutors had indicted 28 defendants in 2022 over what they alleged was a criminal street gang co-founded by rapper Young Thug. The trial has been fraught with problems and delays and Judge Paige Reese Whitaker, who took over the case in July after the original judge was recused, often lost patience with prosecutors. Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Tuesday.