Trontavious Stephens, who goes by Tick and Slug, became the eight YSL to take a plea deal in the state of Georgia's RICO case against Young Thug's record label/gang.
He had been facing up to 20 on a RICO charge. He goes home with time served and eight years probation.
As part of his plea, Stephens admitted that YSL is a criminal gang that changed its name when Young Thug got a record deal. He also admitted that Thug documented some of their crimes in his lyrics.
More on plea..SONG LYRICS. Stephens admits he's been accused of & arrested for robbing women. Prosecutor brings up #YoungThug's song "You" & the verse "She gettin' robbed by Tick." Stephens says he goes by Tick. (This is important to state's case involving lyrics) pic.twitter.com/OL9Ep8JD43
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) December 29, 2022
While this is pretty bad news for Young Thug, he did get a bit of good news.
Two YSL members stunned the judge by rejecting plea deals. One of them, Tenquarius Mender, is facing 50 years.