According to officials, a Georgia 18-year-old is facing nearly two dozen felony charges for threatening to kill the Fulton County sheriff in response to the imprisonment of Young Thug and other affiliates of the YSL organization.
According to FOX5, Quartavius Mender, 18, was apprehended by deputies on May 26, 2022.
Investigators say Mender made numerous death threats in the comment threads of Instagram posts by Sheriff Pat Labat, the Gwinnett County Sheriff, the Fulton Clerk, and others following the arrest of Atlanta rap artist Young Thug, Gunna, and 26 other affiliates on racketeering charges.
Officials say Mender wrote in the comments that he was going to murder Sheriff Patrick Labat, his wife Jackie Labat, and Atlanta Public Schools Police Chief Ronald Applin until one of the case’s high-profile defendants was released.
“We take these kinds of brazen threats seriously,” Sheriff Labat said in a statement. “Social media cyberbullying, and hiding behind a keyboard will not protect someone from criminal prosecution. Our investigators are diligent in seeking individuals who mean to do harm to anybody, and I am grateful to them for ensuring the safety of myself, my wife, and all citizens of Fulton County.”
