YNW Melly murder case ends after judge declares mistrial

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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.

Murphy III that they were “still unable to reach a unanimous decision” and a mistrial was called.Melly has thus not been found either guilty or not guilty, and prosecutors now have the opportunity to hold another trial within the next 90 days.As reported by Pitchfork and posted online, Murphy told jurors: “These types of decisions, they’re hard decisions.“We very much appreciate the fact that you gave us the time because we’ve been here a long time.

We understand that. You gave us the time and you did your best effort to [bring about resolution] but unfortunately that wasn’t able to happen.”It was reported last year that an appeals court judge in Florida ruled that Melly could potentially face the death penalty if found guilty in the upcoming trial.In July, Judge Andrew Siegel ruled that prosecutors could not seek the death penalty in Melly’s case, as they had not given the rapper and his legal team appropriate notice that they planned to do so.