Hernandez Govan stood trial in Memphis this week as jurors started deliberating whether or not he organized the 2021 homicide of rapper Young Dolph for $100,000.

Hernandez Govan sat on the middle of a Memphis courtroom on Wednesday as jurors started weighing whether or not he orchestrated the 2021 ambush that left Young Dolph useless inside his favourite cookie store.

Prosecutors say Govan acted because the go-between in a $100,000 murder-for-hire plot that focused the rapper throughout a go to residence for a Thanksgiving charity occasion.

The 45-year-old is accused of coordinating with Yo Gotti’s older brother, Anthony “Big Jook” Mims and two shooters, together with Cornelius Smith Jr., who admitted to pulling the set off and took the stand towards him.

Smith testified that Govan approached him with the supply. He claimed Govan advised him to do the hit and promised him a $10,000 reduce.

When Govan allegedly discovered the rapper could be in Memphis for a turkey giveaway, Smith stated Govan needed to get Dolph earlier than he left Memphis.

The shooting unfolded in broad daylight on November 17, 2021, at Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies, a Black-owned bakery the rapper often supported.

Surveillance footage confirmed two males exiting a white Mercedes-Benz and opening hearth. The health worker stated Young Dolph was struck about 20 occasions.

Prosecutors allege the killing stemmed from a long-standing feud between Paper Route Empire and Yo Gotti‘s Cocaine Muzik Group.

They say Gotti’s crew had tried to signal Young Dolph, who refused and opted to construct his personal label, Paper Route Empire.

Govan’s protection crew painted Smith as a “pathological liar” and “unreliable witness,” arguing that he had an incentive to shift blame in alternate for leniency.

Govan faces prices of first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit first-degree homicide.

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