Rapper ynw melly makes 1st federal court appearance as he seeks jail release ynw melly, whose real name is jamell demons, is scheduled to be tried for double murder for. — a deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial saturday in the south florida trial of rapper ynw melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago. One of ynw melly’s defense attorneys, raven liberty, is being investigated for allegations of witness tampering as the rapper is currently awaiting a retrial. The rapper, accused of killing two friends in 2018, faces a new trial in september after a mistrial and an appeal. A judge also set a pretrial meeting for his tampering case in.
As of april 2024, melly’s retrial was delayed as the judge and the musician’s defense team disagreed on whether some evidence was admissible at the trial. When he was taken. Icymi, melly has been incarcerated in broward since february 2019, accused of killing his childhood friends anthony williams (ynw sakchaser) and christopher thomas jr. In october 2018, melly allegedly shot and killed two of his friends and fellow rappers, anthony williams (ynw sakchaser) and christopher thomas jr. Per the miami herald, during his time in prison, melly's legal representation has struggled to get in. Ynw sakchaser) and christopher thomas jr. Rapper ynw melly’s double murder retrial is delayed again. This time, it was at the request of his attorneys. Broward circuit court judge john murphy on dec. Ynw melly, who was accused of killing two friends in 2018, faced the death penalty but a jury could not reach a verdict. The case will likely be retried with a new jury after.
The case will likely be retried with a new jury after.
