YNW Melly
Is YNW Melly still in prison in 2023? Is he going to be released anytime soon? Learn all there is to know.
Jamell Maurice Demons, better known by his stage name YNW Melly, is a popular American rapper and singer, famous for his songs “Murder on My Mind,” “Mixed Personalities,” “Suicidal,” and “223’s.” He gained further fame after being charged with the double-murder of two fellow rappers in the “YNW” collective.
In November 2019, he released his debut album, Melly vs. Melvin, which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart. Demons was born in May 1999, in Gifford, Florida, and was raised by his single mother, Jamie Demons-King, who was only 14 years old when she gave birth to him in ninth grade. His father’s identity is unknown to him, although another rapper, Donte “Tha Gift” Taylor, claims to be his father. Demons-King struggled to provide for her family and was unable to afford basic necessities such as housing.
In 2015, Demons was arrested for shooting at a group of students near Vero Beach High School, for which he served several months in prison after being convicted of aggravated battery, discharging a firearm in public, and two counts of aggravated assault. However, it was not his last ever prison sentence as he was once again arrested in 2019 on charges of double murder.
In February 2019, he was arrested and charged with two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, for which he may face life imprisonment without parole or even the death penalty if convicted. He is also a suspect in the 2017 murder of a sheriff’s deputy in Gifford.
As it turns out, yes, Melly is still in jail right now.
He was arrested and charged with double murder in February 2019 for allegedly killing two other rappers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in October 2018. His trial began on April 4th, and he has been held at the Broward County Jail in Florida since 2019.
In March 2019, Demons pleaded not guilty to the double-murder charges and is presently awaiting trial that is set to begin later this month.
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