Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms – Winnipeg Free Press
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Florida prosecutors have charged rapper YNW Melly with witness tampering ahead of his retrial on double murder charges even as his attorneys accused them of conspiring to hide evidence that the lead detective may have lied in a related investigation. Prosecutors charged Melly this week with making sure a key witness didn't testify at his first murder trial, which ended in July with a hung jury that voted 9-3 for conviction. Prosecutors said in documents released late Wednesday that Melly is with the Bloods street gang.
Cortlen Henry, the driver in the YNW Melly double murder case who is facing related murder charges of his own, was arrested in Miami-Dade County Monday on an out-of-county warrant. Henry, 24, is accused of conspiring with Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons to ambush fellow rappers Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams after a late-night recording session five years ago. ...
The prosecutor with the Public Corruption Unit recounted the events of incident with Detective Mark Moretti.