YFN Lucci Agrees to Plea Deal in Atlanta RICO Case

Atlanta emcee YFN Lucci has agreed to a plea deal in a bid to cut back his sentence as he faces an ongoing RICO case. The rapper (actual identify Rayshawn Bennett) has pleaded responsible to at least one depend of violating Georgia’s Road Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

In 2021, Bennett was charged with the homicide of 28-year-old James Adams. Nonetheless, after mere months, the case grew to become an all-encompassing trial involving a number of Blood gang members.

Bennett’s legal professionals have launched an announcement claiming that the homicide cost was one in all 12 counts within the indictment that had been dismissed as a part of the brand new responsible plea settlement.

The assertion launched by Bennett’s attorneys, Drew Findling, Gabe Banks, and Marissa H. Goldberg, obtained by The Related Press reads, “After three years of pretrial litigation, more than two weeks of jury selection and three years of incarceration waiting for his jury trial, today, the prosecution finally relented and dismissed the murder and RICO charges against Rayshawn Bennett.”

It continues, “After the dismissal of 12 of the 13 counts against him, Mr. Bennett entered a plea to one gang-related count. As he has maintained for three years now, Mr. Bennett will NOT cooperate in any other case. By entering into this resolution, he will be eligible for parole as early as four months from now. The prosecution has also agreed that he should be released early on parole, and this will allow him to get back to his children, family and career.”

Lucci has been behind bars since 2021, when he was first charged. Based on Atlanta’s WSB-TV, prior to the plea deal, the rhymer confronted a 20-year sentence, with 10 of the years being served in jail and the opposite ten served as probation.

YFN Lucci might be eligible for parole within the Spring of this yr and can serve the remainder of his three-year incarceration on probation. You’ll be able to hear extra about Bennett’s plea deal under.