Young Thug’s RICO trial now underway in Fulton County

Young Thug performs at the Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago on Aug. 1, 2021. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Young Thug’s RICO trial is underway.

The Grammy-award-winning rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, has remained in jail since May 2022.

On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Journalist George Chidi told program host Rose Scott that the Atlanta rapper is facing several charges connected to drug trafficking and weapons –but his primary charge is racketeering.