YSL’s trial resumed on Monday after the two remaining co-defendants rejected plea deals from the state.

Deamonte Kendrick, aka Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell, aka SB, face multiple charges related to conspiracy and participation in organized crime in criminal street gang activities, along with drug and weapons violations.

Prosecutors allege that Kendrick and Stillwell were part of a gang called YSL.

Originally the two were being tried alongside the rapper. young thugwhose real name is Jeffery Williams, and three others. Williams, Rodalius Ryan, Marquavius ​​Huey and Quamarvious Nichols accepted plea deals last week.

Paige Reese Whitaker, Fulton County Superior Court Judge he instructed the jury to have the trial continue with the two defendants and not to take into account the absence of the other defendants in his ruling.

Whitaker also denied a mistrial motion filed by Nichols’ legal team since he is no longer on trial.

“That question is now moot,” Whitaker said.

Nicolas The lawyers asked for a mistrial. after a witness read unredacted evidence during his testimony. Slimelife Shawtywhose real name is Wunnie Lee, read the raw printout of a social media headline rather than the redacted version displayed on a monitor. The title included the hashtag “Free Qua.”

Defense attorneys said jurors were not supposed to know which defendants had previously been in prison.

Lee’s testimony resumed Monday.

Last week, the state had asked Kendrick to plead guilty to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and willful participation in street gang activity. They also would have reduced their murder charge to voluntary manslaughter under the agreement.

Prosecutors would have recommended that he be sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of probation on all charges, which he would have served concurrently.

The state would also agree not to prosecute Kendrick on the remaining charges he faces.

Stillwell was offered a sentence of 40 years in prison and 20 years of probation. The two murder charges he faces would have been reduced to voluntary manslaughter.

Williams was among co-defendants who accepted a plea deal last week. His deal was non-negotiated, meaning prosecutors and the defense could not reach an agreement on sentencing. Both sides presented their case to Whitaker, who decided what sentence to hand down.

Williams was sentenced to five years in prison commuted to time served and 15 years of probation, followed by 20 years in prison. The delayed prison sentence will be commuted if Williams does not violate the terms of his probation.

He pleaded guilty to most of the charges he faced, but pleaded no contest to charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and participation in criminal street gang activity.

williams He was released from jail Thursday night..

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