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VERDICT WATCH LIVE: YNW Melly’s double murder Trial – FL v. Jamell Demons – Day 18
The verdict watch begins. Jurors have been deliberating since 8:30 a.m. ET in the double murder trial of rap star YNW Melly. Born Jamell Demons, Melly is on trial for allegedly murdering two of his friends in October 2018 and staging the murders to look like a drive-by shooting. Authorities allege 24-year-old Demons killed aspiring Florida rappers YNW Juvy, aka Christopher Thomas Jr., and YNW Sakchaser, aka Anthony Williams, with Cortlen Henry, aka YNW Bortlen.
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