YNW Melly is a famous American rapper and singer. Most people know YNW Melly for his songs “Murd*r on My Mind”, “Mixed Personalities”, “Suicidal”, and “223’s”.
YNW Melly was born on May 1, 1999, in Gifford, Florida, in the United States of America. His real name is Jamell Maurice Demons.
When Will YNW Melly Finally Be Released from Prison?
Melly, who is still in jail in Florida, fought off a COVID-19 case while he was in jail. At the height of the COVID pandemic, when other prisoners were given permission to leave jail because of COVID threats, he was not let out.
The jury choosing process for his trial is just getting started. The Sun-Sentinel says that the date of April 19, 2022, when jury selection was supposed to begin, has been changed.
Even though the court process is taking a long time, it is clear that the rapper still believes he is innocent. He hopes to be set free by the end of 2023.
YNW Melli’s brother Beslim says he will be out of prison and free in 2023:
YNW Melly’s brother BSlime says he will be out of jail and free in 2023. pic.twitter.com/PQOVvk8vXA
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 3, 2023
YNW Melly Short Bio
Melly was born as Jamell Demons on May 1, 1999, and grew up in Gifford, Florida. He doesn’t know who his father is because he was raised by his single mother, Jamie Demons-King. Another rapper, Donte “Tha Gift” Taylor, says he is YNW Melly’s father.
Demons-King was born in the ninth grade. His mother was 14 years old when she got pregnant. Later, his mother moved to a less wealthy part of Gifford, where she struggled to pay for a place to live and basic needs.
Demons joined the Bloods gang when they were young. At age 15, he started putting his songs on SoundCloud. Late in 2015, Demons was arrested after he sh0t at a group of kids near Vero Beach High School.
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Allegations Against YNW Melly
After sho0ting at two people near Vero Beach High School on October 19, 2015, Demons was arrested for three counts of aggravated attack with a deadly weapon and one count of discharging a firearm in public.
Demons were locked up for a year before they were put on probation. Demons was arrested in 2017 because he was accused of breaking the terms of his probation. He was finally let go in March 2018.
Demons was arrested in Fort Myers, Florida, on June 30, 2018, on suspicion of having marijuana, a gun or ammo while he was a convicted felon, and drug paraphernalia. On January 3, 2019, Demons was arrested in Fort Myers again for having marijuana on him.
Two rappers who were close friends of Demons, YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy, were sh0t and k*lled in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in October 2018. On February 12, 2019, Demons was charged with two counts of planned first-degree murd*r.
Demons and another YNW rapper, Cortlen Henry (YNW Bortlen), reportedly set up the murd*rs of Williams (YNW Sakchaser) and Thomas Jr. (YNW Juvy) to make it look like they were k*lled in a drive-by sho0ting.
Henry is accused of driving the people who were hurt to the hospital, where they later di*d of their injuries. On February 13, 2019, the monster gave up.
Complex reported on February 22, 2019, that Demons and Henry were suspects in the sho0ting deth of an Indian River County Sheriff’s Department officer in Gifford in 2017.
The trial date for YNW Melly was set for March 7, 2022. This was decided on November 30, 2021. Later, the hearing was put off, and it is now set to happen on May 23, 2022. The hearing was put off again, and now it won’t happen until June 6, 2022.
After the trial was pushed back to May 26, 2022, Demon’s team chose to ask for a quick trial. The trial must start in the next 175 days. On July 6, 2022, it was decided that Demons would no longer be put to deαth.