Rapper Ynw Melly’s double murder trial has been declared a mistrial after a Broward County jury in South Florida failed to reach a unanimous decision.
After 19 days of hearing arguments, Judge John Murphy declared a mistrial. Ynw Melly, real name Jamell Demons, faced two first-degree murder charges in the Oct. 26, 2018 killings of 21-year-old Anthony Williams and 19-year-old Christopher Thomas in Miramar, Florida.
Closing arguments were delivered on Thursday. The jury deliberated for two full days, during which it asked to review some of the evidence. But it was still unable to reach a decision.
Demons, now 24, pleaded not guilty and faced a possible death sentence if convicted.
The case centered on a post-recording session incident. Demons, Williams, and Thomas were riding in a Jeep driven by Cortland Henry, known as Ynw Bortlen, after a recording session in Fort Lauderdale. That’s when prosecutors claimed Demons fatally shot Williams and Thomas.
After 19 days of hearing arguments, Judge John Murphy declared a mistrial. Ynw Melly, real name Jamell Demons, faced two first-degree murder charges in the Oct. 26, 2018 killings of 21-year-old Anthony Williams and 19-year-old Christopher Thomas in Miramar, Florida.
Closing arguments were delivered on Thursday. The jury deliberated for two full days, during which it asked to review some of the evidence. But it was still unable to reach a decision.
Demons, now 24, pleaded not guilty and faced a possible death sentence if convicted.
The case centered on a post-recording session incident. Demons, Williams, and Thomas were riding in a Jeep driven by Cortland Henry, known as Ynw Bortlen, after a recording session in Fort Lauderdale. That’s when prosecutors claimed Demons fatally shot Williams and Thomas.
- 7/22/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The double murder trial of rapper Ynw Melly was declared a mistrial Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict after two days of deliberations.
The rapper born Jamell Demons was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the Oct. 2018 killings of fellow rappers Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas. Demons, who faced the death penalty if convicted, pleaded not guilty.
The nearly 20-day trial concluded Thursday in Broward County, Florida with closing arguments, after which jurors went into deliberations. On Friday, the jury told the judge that were...
The rapper born Jamell Demons was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the Oct. 2018 killings of fellow rappers Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas. Demons, who faced the death penalty if convicted, pleaded not guilty.
The nearly 20-day trial concluded Thursday in Broward County, Florida with closing arguments, after which jurors went into deliberations. On Friday, the jury told the judge that were...
- 7/22/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Closing arguments took place in the double murder trial of Ynw Melly, who is accused of killing fellow rappers Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas in 2018.
On Thursday, prosecutor Kristine Bradley began her closing argument by reiterating earlier claims that the shots that killed Williams and Thomas were fired from inside the Jeep, allegedly from the seat where Demons had been sitting, per Yahoo News. Bradley alleged that Demons had been tracking the Jeep’s location on his phone, and that his co-defendant Cortlen Henry later told investigators that the two...
On Thursday, prosecutor Kristine Bradley began her closing argument by reiterating earlier claims that the shots that killed Williams and Thomas were fired from inside the Jeep, allegedly from the seat where Demons had been sitting, per Yahoo News. Bradley alleged that Demons had been tracking the Jeep’s location on his phone, and that his co-defendant Cortlen Henry later told investigators that the two...
- 7/20/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Ynw Melly’s double-murder trial began in Miami on Monday with the rapper’s attorney questioning the prosecutors’ lack of a motive for Melly, real name Jamell Demons, to kill fellow rappers Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas back in 2018.
“After four years of investigation, the state comes and says, ‘Hey, he killed two of his best friends.’ And you’re wondering why, and their answer is, ‘Uh, I dunno.’ That’s the first indication that they’re just guessing and don’t know what they’re talking about,” Melly’s...
“After four years of investigation, the state comes and says, ‘Hey, he killed two of his best friends.’ And you’re wondering why, and their answer is, ‘Uh, I dunno.’ That’s the first indication that they’re just guessing and don’t know what they’re talking about,” Melly’s...
- 6/12/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
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