Young Thug posts cryptic Instagram code while awaiting trial

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Rapper Young Thug – who has been behind bars for more than a year awaiting his massive organized crime trial – has posted a cryptic message on Instagram.The code – which was sent Friday and sent fans to a countdown clock timed to hit zero on Wednesday – is accompanied by the caption, “Business Is Business.”The rapper’s last album was released in 2021, and was called “Punk.”Jury selection has already lasted longer than any other in Georgia history, and has been repeatedly plagued by arrests, charges and disruptions. Earlier this month, a Fulton County deputy was arrested on charges she had an “inappropriate relationship” with a defendant.Christian Eppinger was severed from the case after deputies seized his attorney’s laptop a week before. Eppinger’s attorney, Eric Johnson, said the state believes his client used the laptop to communicate with Akeiba Koren Stanley, a Fulton deputy who was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal, violation of oath by public officer, conspiracy to commit a felony and reckless conduct.A hearing has been set for June 21, and Johnson said he could be charged as a co-conspirator in the incident.Several of the court-appointed
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