Rapper Young Thug Released From Jail, Exiled From Atlanta

Lawyers for the rapper said he pleaded guilty after negotiations with prosecutors broke down.

Young Thug (C), whose real name is Jeffery Williams, apears for a hearing in Atlanta on Dec. 22, 2022. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

A rapper who pleaded guilty on Oct. 31 to gang, drug, and gun charges will be released from jail but can only return to Atlanta for select events.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker sentenced Young Thug, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, to five years in prison, commuted to time served. She also handed down 15 years of probation.