Rapper Young Thug’s nephew was apprehended in Fulton County, Georgia earlier this week for allegedly murdering his girlfriend.
Fardereen Deonta Grier was busted on Wednesday and charged with shooting his girlfriend, Destiny Fitzpatrick, to death, according to TMZ’s report, citing police.
An East Point police officer told the outlet that when they responded to the couple’s residence, they found Grier crying and discovered Fitzpatrick dead in a pool of blood by the front door.
Grier told responding officers that he is Young Thug’s nephew — the son of the Atlanta rapper’s oldest sister. A source close to Young Thug confirmed the relationship to TMZ.
According to TMZ, Grier initially told officers that he was defending himself against two armed intruders but then later allegedly admitted to shooting Fitzpatrick in the face. A neighbor heard the couple arguing in the home before the shooting.
Grier was arrested and charged with murder.
Young Thug, born Jeffrey Lamar Williams, is currently in custody in Fulton County himself after he was arrested on gang-related charges in May.
