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Florida prosecutors simply handed YNW Melly a large authorized victory.

The state dropped all witness-tampering charges in opposition to the rapper on Monday (January 20), simply in the future earlier than jury choice was scheduled to start.

Broward County State Attorney’s Office dismissed 4 separate expenses in opposition to YNW Melly. The expenses included witness tampering, directing felony gang actions, felony solicitation to commit homicide, and conspiracy to tamper with a witness in a capital case.

Melly’s new authorized group celebrated the choice instantly. Attorneys Drew Findling and Carey Haughwout launched a press release to TMZ concerning the dismissal.

“On behalf of Jamell Demons, we welcome the dismissal of the alleged tampering and gang related charges in court this morning,” the attorneys stated. “As his newly retained legal team, it became immediately apparent to us that no crimes had occurred.”

The attorneys criticized the size of time the case dragged on earlier than prosecutors reached this conclusion. They identified that Melly spent 652 days in custody whereas these expenses had been pending.

“Unfortunately, for 652 days while these charges were pending, the State did not reach the same conclusion until the cusp of trial,” Findling and Haughwout said.

Prosecutors initially claimed Melly tried to cease a witness from testifying in his 2023 double homicide trial. The state alleged he worked with co-defendant Cortlen Henry and another inmate to pressure his ex-girlfriend not to take the stand.

That homicide trial ended with a hung jury after three days of deliberations. The case concerned allegations that Melly shot and killed two childhood pals in October 2018.

Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams died in what prosecutors referred to as a staged drive-by taking pictures. The state claimed Melly and Henry fired at Henry’s Jeep to make it appear to be they had been additionally targets.

Henry reached a plea take care of prosecutors in September 2025. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail on witness tampering and accent after the very fact expenses.

The witness tampering trial was scheduled to start on Tuesday with jury choice. Now Melly’s authorized group can focus completely on making ready for his homicide retrial.

“We now look forward to seeking Mr. Demons’ release from custody, where he has been held under extraordinarily restrictive conditions for far too long based on premises the state has now abandoned,” the attorneys stated.

Melly has been in custody for a complete of two,202 days since his arrest. His double homicide retrial is scheduled for January 2027, which might mark eight years since his preliminary arrest.

The “Murder On My Mind” rapper nonetheless faces the opportunity of the loss of life penalty if convicted on the homicide expenses.

Melly’s protection group says they may now push for his launch from jail pending the homicide retrial. They argue the restrictive situations he’s been held beneath are now not justified.

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