Motion seeks bond for jailed rapper Young Thug, reports say

ATLANTA — Attorneys for Young Thug, who was arrested this week under an indictment accusing him of co-founding a violent street gang, filed an emergency motion Friday seeking bond for the Atlanta rapper, calling his confinement “inhumane.” The performer, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested Monday at his Atlanta home. Prosecutors say that in late 2012, Williams and two others founded Young Slime Life, a violent criminal street gang that’s commonly known as YSL and is affiliated with the national Bloods gang. The 88-page indictment filed Monday in Georgia’s Fulton County quotes lyrics from multiple music videos as evidence and accuses alleged gang members of committing violent crimes to collect money for the Atlanta gang, promote its reputation and enhance its power and territory. Williams committed no crime whatsoever” and he would “fight till his last drop of blood to clear him.” Also charged in the indictment was rapper Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens.