YNW Melly has remained behind bars since being arrested in February 2019 on double-murder charges for the killings of his friends YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy in October 2018.
According to XXL, Melly’s legal team took home a victory at Wednesday’s (July 6) preliminary court hearing, where a judge ruled that the death penalty has been taken off the table.
YNW Melly’s mother reacted to the news with tears of joy that her son was one step closer to coming home.
“I’m literally crying real tears you coming home son @ynwmelly,” she captioned the post.
Jury selection was slated to kick off on April 4, but the trial was delayed once again with no start date on the calendar as both sides continue to deliberate the framework of evidence being used in the courtroom. Melly’s attorneys’ request for a speedy trial was canceled in March.
YNW Melly — born Jamell Demons — is accused of shooting and killing both Sakchaser and Juvy in the back of his car and then driving them to Florida’s Miramar Memorial Hospital during the early hours of October 26, 2018.
The 23-year-old rapper and his accomplice YNW Bortlen then staged the deaths to be the result of a drive-by shooting, but police officers then were led to believe that Melly was the triggerman and arrested him months later on February 13, 2019.
YNW Melly Murder Case Detective Says Melly 'More Likely' Was Triggerman
The death penalty was originally thought to be a possibility but a judge cleared that idea out of the way on Wednesday. Melly could still get life in prison if convicted later this year.
That little black boy isn’t leaving the prison unless he’s in a body bag. His momma is out of line lol
Having Burgers On His Mind
Y’all ninjas don’t know what happened so quit with the hate. What would be the motive for him killing his friends? Also why would he shoot them and then take them to the hospital? That makes no damn sense because if they survive then they will tell who shot them. You goofy azz ninjas don’t know nothing about the streets so just stay on the porch underneath your mammy’s skirt. Clowns.
His motive is clear as a sky he had a burger on his mind
You clearly know nothing what you are talking about.
1- His motive was because his 2 friends told him they would gonna do bad things to his family and kick the ass of his momma so he just killed them to protect his family and his mom, and also juste because he was pissed off.
2- Why he would shoot them and then take them to the hospital? Well, they never saw him shooting them so bringing them to hospital and acting like his friends got shot was a a way to get a way with the crime, in the same way someone who start a criminal fire would call the firefighter telling them there is a fire so he is an hero and not a suspect.
He is guilty. Thats it.
Stfu
His momma so proud and happy that her murderer son won’t be getting the death penalty, what a great family
News flash. He is not in prison. He has not been convicted. He’s in the county jail.
I’m so happy the YNW Melly is getting out. Hopefully he keeps making song.