After being arrested on RICO charges in May, Gunna has shared a letter on his 29th birthday to his social media accounts, saying that he’s been “falsely accused.”
On Tuesday, June 14, Gunna — whose legal name is Sergio Kitchens — gave an official statement after being denied bond at the end of May, with a trial set for January 9, 2023. Although Kitches pled not guilty on one count of allegedly violating Georgia racketeering law, prosecutors accused him of being “not just an associate” of YSL, but a “documented gang member” in a “command position” of the alleged gang.
Kitchens wrote in the open letter: “For now, I don’t have my freedom. But I am innocent. I am being falsely accused and will never stop fighting to clear my name! The picture that is being painted of me is ugly and untrue. As a Black Man in America, it seems as though my art is only acceptable when I’m a source of entertainment for the masses. My art is not allowed to stand alone as entertainment, I’m not allowed that freedom as a Black Man in America.”
Kitchens and Young Thug – born Jeffery Williams – were named in the 56-count indictment, which also listed 28 YSL members with charges including conspiracy to violate RICO, armed robbery, murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Williams was also denied bond in a June 2 hearing preceded over by Judge Ural D. Glanville.
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