Rapper Gunner set to be released from jail after pleading guilty to racketeering charges.
The rapper, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens, faced a judge in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday.
According to The Sun Gunna was reportedly sentenced to five years in prison, according to Channel 2.
One of his five years is to be served in prison, but because he has already served time, he will be released.
The remaining four years of his sentence have been suspended.
Gunna will be subject to special conditions which include 500 hours of community service, the outlet reports.
A considerable amount of his service will be to young people, speaking about the hazards and immorality of gangs and gang violence.
“While I have agreed to always be truthful, I want to make it perfectly clear that I have NOT made any statements, have NOT been interviewed, have NOT cooperated, have NOT agreed to testify or be a witness for or against any party in the case,” Gunna said.
He added that he has “absolutely NO intention of being involved in the trial process in any way,” in a statement following the sentencing.
However, as a condition of Gunna’s trial, he must testify if he is called, but he can claim the Fifth Amendment.
Gunna was arrested back in May, along with Young Thug and 26 others who were all allegedly members of the alleged street gang Young Slime Life YSL).
YSL has allegedly committed multiple murders, shootings, and carjackings over the course of a decade, the outlet reported.
Gunna swore in his plea agreement that he has personal knowledge that members and people associated with YSL committed crimes for the gang and that “YSL as a gang must end.”
In his statement, Gunna also said that when he joined Young Slime Life in 2016, he didn’t consider it to be a gang.
Instead, he claimed it to be “more like a group of people from metro Atlanta who had common interests and artistic aspirations.”
“My focus of YSL was entertainment — rap artists who wrote and performed music that exaggerated and ‘glorified’ urban life in the Black community.”
He added that he cherishes his link to YSL music and always will.
According to prosecutors, the rappers in YSL promoted the alleged gang’s activities in songs and on social media.
Young Thug is still in jail.
Gunna took the smart route out. No snitching + no trial + he’s free. Doesn’t get any better than that pic.twitter.com/1t4vorFYD2
— The Hood Therapist (@OhhMar24) December 14, 2022
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naw fr I’m really happy for Gunna bc in what world did he do any of that I just wasn’t believing it sorry
— ju (@earringdealer1) December 14, 2022
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