ATLANTA — Citing concerns about witness intimidation ahead of next year’s trial, the Fulton County judge overseeing the case of rappers Young Thug and Gunna is prohibiting defense attorneys from sharing certain information about the state’s witnesses with their clients.
Judge Ural Glanville issued the order Wednesday after District Attorney Fani Willis filed a motion citing “numerous threats to kill or harm witnesses” planning to testify for the prosecution.
Prosecutors have accused the rappers, whose real names are Jeffery Lamar Williams and Sergio Kitchens, of being the leaders of a criminal street gang responsible for much of Atlanta’s crime. The musicians were among more than two dozen alleged YSL members indicted earlier this year.
