Gunna Files Fourth Motion For His Bond
Gunna was recently denied of his third attempt at bond last week, however, the rapper’s legal team is not giving up. Gunna’s (born Sergio Giavanni Kitchens) co-lead counsel Steven Sadow shared, per HotNewHipHop, “On three prior occasions, Defendant Kitchens has moved the Court for a reasonable bond. On each occasion, the State has made proffers at hearings that turned out to be false and/or misleading.”
Sadow added, “The State’s obvious willingness to say or do anything to deny Mr. Kitchens pretrial bail has failed to proffer a single violent act or a single threat to a witness by Kitchens or on Kitchens’ behalf. It’s failure to correct any of its exaggerations and false proffers is a blight on the Fulton County District Attorney’s office.”
Judge Ural Glanville sided with prosecutors on Thursday (Oct. 13) who made the claim that if the rapper was released then there would be a concern that he could intimidate witnesses. Gunna’s trial is scheduled for sometime in January of next year. Sadow said, “Sergio Kitchens prays that the Court set this fourth bond motion down for a hearing on the November 10 or 17 calendar and require the State to respond in writing to this motion at least seven days before the hearing.”
Gunna was denied in May shortly after his arrest and a second time in July. After his latest bond denial, Sadow added, “The Court deserves nothing less than to be told the truth by the prosecutors. Kitchens respectfully demands the truth to be told, for his continued pretrial detention based on lies and misrepresentations constitutes a miscarriage of justice.”
Gunna was arrested in May following the arrest of fellow rapper Young Thug, and 26 other YSL members and associates, who were hit with RICO charges. Young Thug was denied bail for a third time back in August. No word if Young Thug’s legal team will be going for a fourth try.
The courts have yet to respond to Gunna’s fourth request. As for now, his trial is set to start in January 2023.