{"id":27812,"date":"2023-07-23T23:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T23:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/23\/ynw-mellys-double-murder-case-declared-mistrial-after-prosecution-chased-death-penalty-for-rapper\/"},"modified":"2023-07-23T23:01:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T23:01:47","slug":"ynw-mellys-double-murder-case-declared-mistrial-after-prosecution-chased-death-penalty-for-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/23\/ynw-mellys-double-murder-case-declared-mistrial-after-prosecution-chased-death-penalty-for-rapper\/","title":{"rendered":"YNW Melly&apos;s double murder case declared mistrial after prosecution chased death penalty for rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2023-07-24\" datetime=\"1690153307\" pubdate=\"\">24 July 2023<\/time>\n<\/p>\n<p>YNW Melly\u2019s double murder case has been declared a mistrial.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">YNW Melly\u2019s double-murder case has been declared a mistrial<\/p>\n<p>\nThe \u2018Murder on my Mind\u2019 rapper, 24, born Jamell Maurice Demons, was accused of fatally shooting his childhood friends Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas Jr in October 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. <\/p>\n<p>\nBut a 12-member jury informed Broward Circuit Court Judge John Murphy on Saturday (22.07.23) they were deadlocked on the rapper\u2019s two first-degree murder charges after three days of deliberations. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe panel said: \u201cWe are still unable to reach a unanimous decision.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nJudge Murphy responded: \u201cWe appreciate the fact you were here and ready to serve.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nProsecutors alleged Melly, and his friends Anthony \u2013 known as YNW Sakchaser \u2013 and Christopher (aka YNW Juvy) were riding in a Jeep driven by Cortland Henry (YNW Bortlen) after a recording session at a local studio. <\/p>\n<p>\nThey said Melly then shot and killed the pair in the vehicle and he and Henry drove the bodies to an area near the Everglades. <\/p>\n<p>\nProsecutors also stated Melly and Henry shot at the passenger and back sides of the Jeep from the outside to make it look like the deceased men had been the victims of a drive-by shooting \u2013 though the prosecution said ballistics tests showed the victims were shot from inside the Jeep. <\/p>\n<p>\nHenry will be tried separately after being charged as an accomplice in the case. <\/p>\n<p>\nMelly\u2019s defence lawyers had focused their case around the fact the gun used to kill his pals was never recovered, and they told jurors the rapper had no apparent motive for the double-murder. <\/p>\n<p>\nMelly pleaded not guilty to the charges in 2019 and due to the mistrial, prosecutors \u2013 who had been seeking the death penalty \u2013 will likely retry the case with a new jury, according to Page Six.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/ynw-mellys-double-murder-case-declared-mistrial-after-prosecution-chased-death-penalty-rapper-1382486.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24 July 2023 YNW Melly\u2019s double murder case has been declared a mistrial. YNW Melly\u2019s double-murder case has been declared a mistrial The \u2018Murder on my Mind\u2019 rapper, 24, born Jamell Maurice Demons, was accused of fatally shooting his childhood friends Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas Jr in October 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 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