Grammy Award-winning rapper Young Thug was arrested on Monday on racketeering and gang activity charges.
According to Billboard, Young Thug was one of 28 people indicted in Georgia on conspiracy to violate the state's RICO act and street gang charges.
The rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was arrested at his home in Buckhead and is being held at the Fulton County Jail.
The conspiracy charge date back to 2013 and the gang charge to 2018, the report says.
Also indicted on Monday were Atlanta rapper Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens, and aspiring rapper Christian Eppinger, who was already in jail, accused of shooting an Atlanta Police officer six times in February.
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