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YNW Melly will once again go on trial charged with two counts of murder, NBC6 reports. Melly, real name Jamell Demons, saw his initial trial collapse last week after a jury was unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict. NBC6 states that the Broward County State Attorney’s office confirmed the plans to them with a status hearing set for July 28.

Florida prosecutors in the YNW Melly double murder retrial intend to introduce a slew of the rapper's lyrics to be introduced as evidence, the Miami Herald reports. In a court filing made on Wednesday, Broward county prosecutor Alixandra Buckelew listed 55 songs, 18 audio files, 14 YouTube videos, and four album covers the state wishes to admit as evidence for the trial, which is scheduled to begin in February. The songs include Melly's biggest hit "Murder On My Mind." Read Next: YNW Melly appears on Yung Bans’ new song “No Belt” The February trial will be the second time that Melly, born Jamell Demons, Melly will face charges in the October 2018 killing of Christopher “Juvy” Thomas Jr and Anthony “Sakchaser” Williams.

Daily Signal.Monarch High School is allowed to appeal the decision within ten days. Officials with Broward County Public Schools said in a statement that its “investigation into the matter remains ongoing at this time.”The punishment handed down against Monarch is the first instance of a school being penalized for violating the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” primarily aimed at preventing transgender female athletes from competing on women’s sports teams.The law allows “biological females” to compete on “athletic teams or sports designated for males, men, or boys,” as well as in sports that are designated as “co-ed.”“Thanks to [Republican Governor Ron DeSantis], Florida passed legislation to protect girls’ sports, and we will not tolerate any school that violates this law,” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr.

Kodak Black is facing legal trouble again.

Kodak Black has been arrested and charged with the possession of cocaine in California.According to AP, the rapper’s legal name (Bill Kapri) was listed in the Broward County jail. Along with cocaine possession, Kapri was also charged with improperly stopping or parking his vehicle and tampering with evidence.Kapri was also reportedly in custody on Thursday, and was bailed out of jail that same night.NME have reached out to his representatives for comment.Previously last year, Kapri was arrested on drug possession charges in Florida.

WTVJ. Temporary athletic coach Alex Burgess was told his services were on pause while the investigation proceeded.

The State of Florida has added new charges to YNW Melly’s witness tampering case, NBC6 News reports. Court documents confirm that six new charges have been filed in Melly’s case, the case of YNW Bortlen — Melly’s co-defendant in a separate but connected homicide case stemming from the double murder of their friends YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser — and that of Terrence Mathis.

Alixandra Buckelew, a prosecutor who helped convict three men accused in the 2018 murder of XXXTentacion, has been assigned to YNW Melly‘s double murder trial. Broward Circuit Court Judge John Murphy brought Buckelew onto the case after recusing Broward County Assistant State Attorney Kristine Bradley on Friday, October 13. Bradley was removed from the case last week following a motion filed by Melly’s defense team.

In a Friday, October 13 hearing, Florida Circuit Judge John Murphy recused Broward County Assistant State Attorney Kristine Bradley from the case of YNW Melly. The ruling represents a half victory for the Melly’s defense team, whose motion to recuse included not only Bradley but the entire Broward County State Attorney’s Office.

YNW Melly’s star was rising fast in the fall of 2018. His mixtape I Am You — released that August by 300 Entertainment — was a successful label debut, certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, with its lead single, “Murder On My Mind,” going 6x Platinum. Ben Dandridge-Lemco profiled Melly for The FADER’s GEN F series a day before the project dropped, and production wrapped on a short documentary about his life in late October.

YNW Melly was charged with witness tampering in his own double homicide case Tuesday night (October 3), the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports and online arrest records confirm. Melly (born Jamell Maurice Demons) and Cortlen Malik Henry (aka YNW Bortlen) are accused of murdering their childhood friends and crew members Christopher Thomas (YNW Juvy) and Anthony Williams (YNW Sakchaser) in 2018. Melly has been denied bond on multiple occasions, including last week.

UPDATE, SEPT. 29: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a widely publicized fight with a 63- year-old man over movie theater seats in Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.

Broward County Judge John Murphy will consider a motion filed by YNW Melly’s attorneys to dismiss the double homicide case against him, NBC6 South Florida reports. In a hearing Wednesday (September 27), the judge said he’d give the State of Florida time to respond to a motion filed by the defense on Tuesday claiming prosecutors withheld evidence of potential police misconduct during Melly’s first trial, which was declared a mistrial in July.

Sexyy Red was filming a music video.NBC6 reported that the shooting took place at a gas station near the Oakland Park Flea Market across from where where the rapper and a crowd of extras were gathered for filming.According to reports, one person was killed and another injured.In a statement on Instagram Stories, Sexyy Red confirmed that the shooting didn’t happen on her video set but opposite to where it was being filmed.“I send my condolences to the family of the man who lost his life and prayers up for the person who was wounded,” she wrote.“But I gotta address the rumors that it happened at my video shoot because shit is not true at all. To be clear it happened at a gas station across the street from my video set.

Former NFL running back Alex Collins has died in a tragic motorcycle crash in Florida. The ex-football star was traveling via

A mistrial has been declared in the YNW Melly double murder trial, NBC News reports, after a jury was unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict. The rapper born Jamell Demons was charged in the October 2018 shooting deaths of his childhood friends Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams and Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr. Melly was arrested in February 2019 and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

YNW Melly has ended in a mistrial.Melly, real name Jamell Maurice Demons, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in February 2019 by police investigating the deaths of Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas Jr, who were both shot dead. His associate Cortlen Henry, otherwise known as YNW Bortlen, was also arrested and charged.Now, The Miami Herald reports that after three days of deliberations, the Broward County, Florida jury told Judge John J.

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.

Florida detectives are searching for an attacker who beat a 63-year-old man who asked him to move from reserved seats into an adjacent space.

Broward County Circuit Judge John Murphy denied a motion by YNW Melly’s defense team for a mistrial in the ongoing double murder case faced by the Florida rapper, Local10 News reports. Melly and co-defendant Cortlen “YNW Bortlen” Henry are accused of murdering Anthony D’Andre Williams a.k.a.

South Florida MC Trapland Pat has shared a new project titled Professor Trap, out today (June 2) via Bang Biz/Alamo Records. The tape includes three previously released cuts — Rick Ross’ “Big Business” remix, the Luh Tyler-featuring “Backstreet,” and the solo single “Z Land” — as well as 12 new songs, with additional guest appearances from Tee Grizzly, Fredo Bang, Big Yavo, C Stunna, GT, Loe Shimmy, and Lil Toe.

the Caribbean year-round out of Fort Lauderdale, is flagged out of Malta and can carry almost 3,000 passengers and 1,200 crew members. According to the lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, after Robert Jones died, his widow was given two choices by crew members. They allegedly told Marilyn Jones, then 78 and from the Florida Panhandle, that his body could be taken off at the next stop, Puerto Rico, or stored in the morgue until the ship got back to Fort Lauderdale in six days.

XXXTentacion have been sentenced to life in prison.Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24 were found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last month after a month-long trial.XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was killed in a shooting aged 20 as he left a car dealership in Miami, Florida in June 2018.Yesterday (April 6) all three men were formally sentenced to life in prison.Dedrick Williams, Trayvon Newsome and Micheal Boatwright have all been sentenced to LIFE in prison without the possibility of parole. They will spend their rest of their lives in prison for the murder of XXXTENTACION.

Three men were given life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor The three men convicted of murdering rapper XXXTentacion in a 2018 robbery in Florida were sentenced to life in prison Thursday, according to NBC Miami and multiple news reports. Dedrick Williams, Michael Boatwright and Trayvon Newsome appeared in a Broward County courtroom, where Judge Michael Usan handed down the life sentences, which are mandatory in the state. The three men will have no chance for parole or early release. The late rapper’s manager, Solomon Sobande, the manager for the rapper whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, read a statement on behalf of the family during the sentencing, and referenced XXXTentacion’s son, who was born after he died.

XXXTentacion, following a month-long trial.Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24 were found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida today (March 20). The three men will receive mandatory life sentences at a future date (via AP News).XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was killed in a shooting aged 20 as he left a car dealership in Miami, Florida in June 2018.Boatwright, Williams and Newsome all originally pleaded not-guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery.

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was violently attacked outside the Four Seasons hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.According to The Daily Mail, 19-year-old Max Edward Hartley was arrested for the incident, which took place over the weekend.Allen was smoking outside the hotel when Hartley allegedly emerged from behind a pillar and rushed at the drummer, knocking him to the ground.A police report confirmed that Allen “hit his head on the ground causing injury” and that a woman attempted to help, but was attacked by Hartley multiple times and dragged by the hair.Hartley reportedly fled the scene but was eventually arrested after being caught breaking car windows near the hotel. He was charged with two counts of battery, four counts of criminal mischief, and abusing an “elderly or disabled adult.”According to The Daily Mail, Hartley was arrested and taken to Broward County Jail on Tuesday (March 14).

meeting up with a 16-year-old on the Growlr dating app.According to a memo from the Broward County State Attorney’s Office explaining its decision, the teen’s parents wanted to pursue charges against Parson but did not want to subject their son to be questioned on the stand and were reticent to allow prosecutors to speak with him to help determine the facts of the case.Assistant State Attorney Danielle Lennox, of the office’s sexual battery and child abuse unit, wrote in the memo that a victim advocate from the office had begun reaching out to the family after the charges against Parson were filed.In a May 2022 phone conference with the victim’s parents, Lennox explained what the process of pursuing prosecution would entail, but they were reticent to have their son speak with her.Lennox agreed to give them time to think and scheduled a follow-up meeting with the parents to arrange an in-person interview with the teen, but was unable to reach the family.

the 2018 slaying as the two rappers had a public feud. Court documents showed that Drake — whose real name is Aubrey Graham — was ordered to appear virtually to answer questions in Broward County Court on Feb.

The defense team for the XXXTentacion murder trial is suggesting that one celebrity was involved in the late rapper’s murder!