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Jamell Demons, better known by his stage name YNW Melly, is currently awaiting a new trial in a double murder case. Recently named dropped by Kendrick Lamar during his rap feud with Drake and J ...
YNW Melly had his breakout in 2017 and went on to work with Kanye West on “Mixed Personalities,” which was released in January 2019, a month before Demons, 24, was arrested on murder charges.
YNW Melly, who grew up in Gifford, Fla., pleaded not guilty to the murders of Anthony Williams, 21, and Christopher Thomas, 19, in Broward County on Oct. 26, 2018.
Jamell Demons, better known as rapper YNW Melly, speaks with one of his attorneys during a hearing before his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.
Jurors were unable to come to a verdict in YNW Melly’s double murder trial. The 12-member panel informed Broward Circuit Court Judge John Murphy on Saturday that they were deadlocked on the ...
A friend of Melly — and the victims — said he was never interviewed by detectives but saw Melly at their home at the time of the murders.
It has been nearly two years since the first murder trial against YNW Melly ended in a mistrial, restarting the proceedings from the beginning.The rapper was charged with murder in 2019 ...
The double murder trial of rapper Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons came to a halt and won’t resume until Monday. The judge told jurors in the high-profile trial Wednesday that one of the defense ...
YNW Melly’s highly publicized double murder case has officially closed for now. On Saturday, July 22, a South Florida district judge stepped in to declare a mistrial after the jury could not ...
The double-murder case against rapper YNW Melly ended in a mistrial July 22 after three days of deadlock from the jury. A judge had twice asked the jury to continue deliberating, beginning on the ...