Five people including an inmate connected to Atlanta rapper Young Thug are under arrest as part of an investigation into bribery and contraband circulating at the Fulton County detention center, Georgia authorities told local media outlets.
One of the people accused is former Fulton County detention center guard Karmen Bailey. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets Tuesday that Bailey, 31, was arrested Oct. 4 on four counts of violating the oath of a public officer, two counts of bribery, and two counts of obtaining, procuring or giving inmates prohibited items. Bailey is being held on $80,000 bond, records show. It was unknown if she has an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
The former guard is accused of accepting more than 20 payments worth $17,000 from family members of inmates she was supposed to be supervising, including from relatives of Marquavius Huey, one of six defendants on trial with rapper Young Thug in a long-running gang and racketeering case.
Jury selection began in January 2023 in the racketeering case against the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, and other alleged members of the YSL organization, which prosecutors contend is an Atlanta-based gang responsible for the murders of at least three people.
Defense attorneys have said their clients are innocent and that YSL is simply the name of Williams’ record label.
