YNW Melly Murder Trial Day Eight - What We Learned

The second week of the YNW Melly double-murder trial concluded with a deep dive into the rapper’s textual content messages across the time of the 2018 murders he’s being accused of finishing up. The third week of the trial kicked off with extra testimony concerning the data discovered on Melly’s mobile phone.

YNW Melly Double-Homicide Trial Day Eight

Det. Danny Polo continued his testimony for the prosecution about YNW Melly’s alleged gang ties. As beforehand reported, there was a difficulty about Polo sporting a full face overlaying whereas testifying. He gave his reasoning as being an secret agent, however Melly’s authorized staff pushed again once more immediately and requested the detective take away his masks whereas speaking to the jury. Decide John Murphy III lastly agreed and ordered Polo to take away his masks for the rest of his look in court docket.

Again to the textual content messages, the jury was proven messages between YNW Melly and different alleged gang members and Polo concluded from the texts that Melly was being recruited by a number of G-Shine blood gang members.

Younger Thug, Juelz Santana and French Montana’s names have been introduced up in court docket as being referenced in textual content messages about their alleged gang affiliations. Polo additionally testified he believes Trippie Redd and Fredo Bang are gang members as nicely.

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YNW Melly’s We All Shine Album Cowl

YNW Melly’s We All Shine album cowl is introduced as proof. Det. Polo testified that the phrase, “U Shine, I Shine, We All Shine,” on the again of Melly’s jacket on the quilt is a credo utilized by the G-Shine Bloods. Polo additionally concluded that YNW itself shouldn’t be a collective gang however is made up of gang members.

Det. Danny Polo Cross-Examined

Det. Danny Polo was cross-examined by YNW Melly’s protection lawyer who tried to debunk the narrative that Melly is a gang member. Polo testified your entire day of trial. He’ll proceed his testimony tomorrow (June 27).

The YNW Melly Double-Homicide Trial

That is only the start of a court docket case that’s anticipated to final in late July. YNW Melly is going through the potential of a demise sentence if he’s discovered responsible of the October 2018 murders of his buddies YNW Juvy (Chris Thomas, 20) and YNW Sakchaser (Anthony Williams, 21), who police say the rapper shot and killed in chilly blood following a South Florida studio session.