CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. – A man who investigators say is associated with the Young Slime Life (YSL) and Yarborough Park Crips street gangs is facing additional charges following his conviction for an ambush armed robbery in 2019. His three codefendants were also sentenced.
Ajani Harris was charged with conspiracy to commit influencing a witness and violation of Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act in January after evidence of a phone conversations was discovered. Investigators say while Harris was Cherokee County Adult Detention Center, a call between Harris and another person as intercepted. In the conversation, Harris mentioned a letter with instructions regarding the armed robbery victims, investigators say.
Cherokee County deputies executed a search warrant searching for the letter, which they found. Investigators say it provided personal details of the armed robbery victims, along with a plan to threaten, bribe, intimidate, and prevent the victims from testifying against him.
“Ajani Harris not only failed to take responsibility for his actions, but also worked to circumvent the system by using his status in the gang to intimidate and threaten the victims in this case. If not for the actions of law enforcement, in collaboration with members of the District Attorney’s Office, this could have resulted in further harm to the victims.” said Assistant District Attorney Megan S. Hertel, who prosecuted the case on behalf of the State. “This jury, through its verdict, and this Court, through its sentence, have shown our community that we will not be intimidated by