YNW Melly was on his way to becoming one of the next biggest stars in hip hop.
Melly’s melodic style of hip hop gave him co-signs from some of the top rappers in the
game right now like Future and Young Thug.
YNW Melly even managed to get a feature from Kanye West for his song “Mixed Personalities”
which has almost 70 million views on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel.
But even with such a bright future ahead of him, YNW Melly just couldn’t stay out of
trouble.
His latest arrest in Florida has prosecutors trying to give him the death penalty.
Curious on how YNW Melly got into this situation?
Well we have you covered.
Here is an exclusive inside look at the Criminal History of YNW Melly!
YNW Melly’s first arrest took place on October 19, 2015 when he was just 16 years old.
According to multiple reports, At around 2:26 p.m. YNW Melly was on the 1400 block of 16th
Street, just east of his high school when he took out a semi-automatic weapon and fired
it at a group of three people.
After firing, YNW Melly ditched his weapon and began running away from the scene.
Moments later, police arrived and talked to the three people who told them that it was
Melly who shot at them.
The police later tracked down Melly and arrested him on the spot.
They also recovered the semi-automatic weapon later that evening.
YNW Melly was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and
one count of discharging a firearm in public.
Melly was eventually sentenced to one year in a Florida jail.
While in jail, YNW Melly wrote his infamous song “Murder On My Mind” that later became
his biggest song to date with almost 230 million views on YouTube.
Nobody in jail even knew Melly was a rapper but after 3 months, YNW Melly started rapping
for another inmate and that inmate really liked what he heard.
He liked it so much that he began encouraging YNW Melly to take music seriously which Melly
did once he got out.
YNW Melly's second arrest occurred on June 30, 2018.
According to authorities, YNW Melly and his friend YNW Bortlen were arrested and charged
with possession of marijuana, possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon,
and drug paraphernalia.
The weapons charge was later dropped due to insufficient evidence and the drug charges
were also downgraded to misdemeanors according to court records.
After staying out of trouble for almost 6 months, YNW Melly was arrested once again
in Fort Myers, FL stemming from his previous arrest back in June of 2018.
Once again, not much information was made public about this arrest but according to
court records, Melly pleaded no contest to the charges but was later ruled guilty and
sentenced to jail with time served.
Melly was released from the Lee County jail on January 25, 2019.
YNW Melly’s latest arrest happened on February 13, 2019.
According to multiple reports, YNW Melly and his friend YNW Bortlen were both arrested
and charged with two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of YNW Melly’s friends,
YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy.
The backstory behind all of this begins on October 26, 2018 when YNW Sakchaser and YNW
Juvy were shot and killed in an alleged drive by shooting.
The two were both shot multiple times and later dropped off at Memorial Miramar Hospital
where they were pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
A day after the murders, Melly posted an Instagram a photo of himself with the now deceased YNW
Sakchaser and YNW Juvy with the caption being:
“They Took My Brothers From Me Over Jealousy, I know y’all watching over me it’s #ynw4life
@ynwsakchaser1 @ynwjuvy for Life and after, they wanna see me break down and stop or in
jail or a box but my homies still need me they parents need me they family need me till
we meet again my twins my slimes”
Police continued to investigate this murder and the evidence they recovered told a completely
different story then what YNW Melly and YNW Bortlen were telling them.
According to public court documents, investigators claim that phone records allegedly confirm
that YNW Melly was at the scene of the crime when it took place.
The autopsy reports also allegedly claim that Melly shot Sakchaser and Juvy from inside
the car and that the bullet holes on the outside of the car were staged by Melly and Bortlen
to throw off law enforcement.
A fellow YouTuber by the name of Tim Stark made a really good video going over the evidence
against Melly that you guys should check out if your looking for a more detailed explanation.
The link to that video will be in the description below.
After compiling all the evidence against YNW Melly and YNW Bortlen, the police arrested
Bortlen on February 12, 2019 and Melly on February 13, 2019 on two counts of first degree
murder.
The day after his arrest, YNW Melly had a court hearing that ordered him to remain in
jail without bond for the time being.
7 days later on February 21, 2019, detectives allegedly linked Melly and Bortlen to another
fatal shooting 2 years prior.
Sources say that Melly and Bortlen allegedly exchanged gunfire with a group of people after
someone threw a bottle at a passing car.
During the gunfire, deputy Gary Chambliss was killed by a stray bullet and detectives
believe that either YNW Melly or YNW Bortlen fired the fatal shot.
No charges were officially filed but detectives have made it clear that Melly and Bortlen
are the main suspects.
A little less then a month later, YNW Melly pleads not guilty to all charges against him.
After pleading guilty, a video started going around social media of YNW Melly’s mother
criticising YNW Sakchaser after claiming that Sakchaser threatened her with a gun.
This video stirred up a lot of controversy since fans speculated that the video could
possibly incriminate YNW Melly but at the time of this recording, nothing has really
been said about the video.
Almost a month later, reports came out that YNW Melly hired fellow rapper Lil Boosie’s
lawyer to help him out with his case.
This lawyer is the same exact lawyer that got Boosie accquited of his murder charges
back in 2012.
A few days after that announcement, the state of florida came forward and stated that they
are seeking the death penalty for YNW Melly.
The four factors in this decision were: that the murder was done "for pecuniary gain."
that it was "especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel."
that it was "committed in a cold, calculated, and premeditated manner without any pretense
of moral or legal justification."
And that they can prove Melly is "a criminal gang member."
The families of YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy have came forward saying that they fully support
the death penalty against YNW Melly.
There have been no other updates in the case since and I’m going to be honest, it's not
looking too good for YNW Melly.
Well there you have it, the entire criminal history of YNW Melly.
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