YSL Founder Trontavious Stephens Takes The Stand In RICO Trial

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on January 03, 20243.2K Views

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 01: Young Thug attends the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 01, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White/WireImage)

The YSL trial is back underway and new developments are coming in fast.

After a blitz of new information emerged at the start of Young Thug's YSL RICO trial last year, information has slowed in recent weeks. Opening statements in the case began in late November and saw the prosecution using a variety of different types of evidence to attempt to prove that YSL was a functioning gang in addition to a record label. In response, the prosecution did their best to pick apart evidence like transcripts from calls and song lyrics and reveal their original meanings, different from what the prosecution suggested.

A few weeks later though, the shocking news hit that one of Thugs' co-defendants in the trial was stabbed. The jury was recessed a few days in advance of when they were originally scheduled to take a break for the holidays and the case returned earlier this week. In the meantime, Thug's legal team came through on a promise they made early in December. During the time off from the trial, they filed a motion to dismiss the case. The motion was heard as part of the proceedings that began earlier this week.

YSL Co-Founder On The Stand

But it seems like the flood of news from the YSL trial is about to start all over again. That started today when one of the co-founders of YSL Trontavious Stephens took the stand. More than a year ago Stephens took a plea deal to escape heading to trial in the major RICO case. But as part of his agreement he had to take the stand and testify, which got underway earlier today.

In the comments of a post about him taking the stand, fans react. "oh na he definitely telling, he look old asl .. he ain’t got nothing to lose," one of the top comments reads. "he looked like he signed the YSL declaration of independence," another comment jokes. News on exactly what Stephens discussed while on the stand hasn't been reported yet. What do you think of the co-founder of YSL taking the stand in the RICO case against Young Thug? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.