{"id":241350,"date":"2026-01-09T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=241350"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:30:21","slug":"judge-orders-fani-willis-to-return-young-thugs-property-by-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=241350","title":{"rendered":"Judge Orders Fani Willis to Return Young Thug\u2019s Property By Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"h-atlanta-rapper-young-thug-s-case-could-see-his-seized-cash-and-other-items-returned-by-a-court-deadline-friday-after-a-judge-dismissed-the-state-s-appeal\">Atlanta rapper Young Thug could see his seized cash and other items returned by a court deadline Friday after a judge dismissed the state\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Fulton County Superior Court judge said the Fulton County District Attorney\u2019s Office, led by Fani Willis, misled the court about why it delayed filing its appeal of an earlier order to return the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Happening:<\/strong> Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker dismissed the state\u2019s appeal and ordered prosecutors to return property seized from Jeffrey Williams, known as Young Thug, by Friday at 5 p.m. Whitaker had already ordered the return in August and said Wednesday\u2019s order reinforced that deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The property includes nearly $150,000 in cash, luxury vehicles, jewelry, and other assets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The items were seized from Williams\u2019 home after his 2022 arrest on gang and racketeering charges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Important:<\/strong> Whitaker said the DA\u2019s office repeatedly asked for extensions by blaming delays in getting a hearing transcript, but later admitted it never contacted the court reporter to request the transcript. Whitaker called the delay \u201cinexcusable\u201d and said the court and the parties were misinformed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Details From The Order:<\/strong> Whitaker\u2019s order said before the August hearing, the DA\u2019s office declined to split the cost of a court reporter, and Williams paid for the transcript. After prosecutors lost at the hearing, the DA\u2019s office sought to appeal and asked Williams\u2019 attorneys for the court reporter\u2019s contact information, then requested two deadline extensions saying the court reporter needed more time to finish the transcript.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prior Court Issues In The Case:<\/strong> The order said this was not the first time Whitaker criticized Fulton prosecutors\u2019 conduct in the Young Thug case. During the \u201cYoung Slime Life\u201d trial, Whitaker scolded Chief Deputy District Attorney Adriane Love about how the case was handled and later ordered prosecutors to undergo training on sharing evidence with defense attorneys and other professional obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta rapper Young Thug could see his seized cash and other items returned by a court deadline Friday after a judge dismissed the state\u2019s appeal. 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