YSL RICO Trial: Yak Gotti Receives Not Guilty Verdict

Two YSL members got the news of a lifetime: Deamonte Kendrick, also known as Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell received verdicts regarding their charges in the ongoing YSL RICO trial.

The verdict was reached on Tuesday morning, where Kendrick, Stillwell, and their lawyers sat in for a hearing before a judge. Footage from inside the courtroom showed Kendrick standing beside his lawyer and performing the Sign of the Cross as the judge said he was not guilty.

Shannon showed a similar sentiment as the jury found him guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was found not guilty of all other charges.

Stillwell received a 10-year maximum sentence, with credit for the two years he had already served. He'll serve the rest of his time on probation.

The YSL RICO trial has been going on since November of last year, and prosecutors were accusing Stillwell and Kendrick of killing Donovan Thomas Jr. in a drive-by shooting because of his ties to a rival gang. The trial has faced several delays, with one of the most recent happening because Stillwell was stabbed inside Fulton County Jail.

28 people were indicted in the YSL RICO case, and nine defendants, including Gunna, took plea deals before the trial started. Several other defendants had their cases severed from the initial RICO, and those cases are still pending.

Young Thug took a guilty plea last month and was sentenced to five years, which was commuted to time served, along with 15 years on probation and a "backloaded” 20-year sentence.