Rapper YFN Lucci will remain in the Fulton County (Atlanta) jail until his trial on murder and racketeering charges. A judge recently denied bond for Lucci who surrendered to police on May 10 on new gang-related RICO charges.
YFN Lucci was among dozens of Bloods gang members named in a 75-page, 106-count racketeering indictment in May.
Lucci, real name Rayshawn Bennett, 29, was previously charged in connection with a murder that occurred in Atlanta last year. He was arrested on January 13, 2021 after turning himself in to police and released on $500,000 bond.
However, Judge Thomas Cox revoked Lucci’s bond and remanded him to jail after the prosecutor filed new RICO charges, accusing the rapper of being a gang banger.
“My client is, your honor, an incredibly successful artist that is very well known nationally and even internationally,” Drew Findling, Lucci’s attorney, told Judge Cox during Tuesday’s bond hearing.
Judge Cox was not impressed. “The defendant will remain in a no-bond status at this time. Additionally, this court revokes any bonds previously issued in this case,” Cox said.
The prosecutor’s office plans to use a music video that Lucci appeared in, in the racketeering case against him and 11 others.
“We think it sends a very strong message to the public that no matter who you are, you have to follow the law and the rules, and you will be evaluated the same,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne.
