Yak Gotti, one of the two remaining defendants.
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The two remaining defendants in the YSL trial, Yak Gotti and Shannon Stillwell, have been found not guilty on RICO charges, concluding a dramatic, long-running case continuing to make waves in Atlanta’s hip-hop scene. Yak Gotti, a rapper born Deamonte Kendrick, was acquitted of all charges, including a murder count for a 2015 killing. Stillwell, meanwhile, was found guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and acquitted of all remaining charges, including the same 2015 murder count and a 2022 murder count. He was sentenced to time served and probation. Both men were full of emotion upon the verdict with Yak Gotti making the sign of the…
