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YNW MELLY SEEKING TO EXCLUDE PHONE CALLS INVOLVING CO-DEFENDANT FROM DOUBLE MURDER CASE

By BERNADETTE GIACOMAZZO
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YNW Melly‘s attorneys have filed a motion to exclude phone conversations between YNW Bortlen, who is the co-defendant in the double murder retrial, and his girlfriend Juneviah Molina.

According to court documents obtained by HipHopDX, the motion to exclude was filed on Monday (May 20) and alleged that conversations between the two parties were irrelevant to the double murder trial at hand.

What’s more, the attorneys claim that the conversations included “small talk” between Bortlen (real name Cortlen Henry) and Molina, and as such, had no probative value to the case.

The attorneys further claim that the conversations are “irrelevant, inadmissible hearsay, and lack an evidentiary basis to be used against” their client.

YNW Melly seeking to exclude phone calls involving co-defendant from double murder case pic.twitter.com/ykjUh5mj6A

— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) May 23, 2024

 

The “Murder on My Mind” rapper (real name Jamell Demons) has been incarcerated since he was accused of murdering his two childhood friends — YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser.

According to inmate records obtained by HipHopDX, he was moved from the Broward County Jail, where he had been since turning himself in back in February of 2019, to the Paul Rein Detention Center in Pompano Beach, FL, last month.Per the facility’s official website, the Paul Rein Detention Center is a maximum-security prison “where staff works more closely with inmates and inmate movement is kept to a minimum. […] Because of direct supervision, higher security risk inmates don’t have to leave their housing unit for visitation.

“A non-breakable window separates the housing unit from a visitation area and inmates and visitors can talk on a built-in telephone.”Back in January, Judge John J. Murphy, III declared that the “Murder On My Mind” rapper’s retrial for the alleged double murder of his crew members YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy will begin on March 5 “or as soon thereafter as this [case] may be heard.”

The expedited start date comes because Melly “has been in custody for more than 750 days while awaiting trial,” the document makes clear. The rapper was arrested in February 2019 and has seen his retrial pushed back numerous times in recent months.According to reporter Bryson Paul, Judge Murphy “expressed urgency in getting the retrial underway” at a court hearing on January 12.

To date, however, the trial has not yet commenced.

YNW Melly is accused of conspiring with YNW Bortlen in October 2018 to kill Juvy and Sakchaser and stage their deaths as a drive-by shooting.

If Melly is convicted, he could face the death penalty. A previous trial ended last summer with the jury unable to reach a verdict.

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Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix on the Linkin Park reunion: “It’s awesome that their music can be celebrated”

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Papa Roach‘s Jacoby Shaddix has shared his perspective on the Linkin Park reunion, and said “it’s awesome that their music can be celebrated”.

During an appearance on The Bailey Show that followed the recent announcement of the band’s comeback with Emily Armstrong as their co-vocalist, Shaddix was asked his thoughts on the band’s return by host Jason Bailey.

“I really like that new song [‘The Emptiness Machine’],” he said, via Blabbermouth. “I really like that new song they put out, man. I put that thing on repeat I was, like, I’m vibing.

“It’s trippy ’cause one of our producers, Colin Brittain, who I’ve been working with now for probably the last six [to] eight years, he’s playing drums in Linkin Park [now],” he continued. “He’s tripping. He’s just, like, ‘Dude, I got an opportunity that I can’t pass up.’ I’m, like, ‘Yeah, go do that, dude. People wanna hear this.’ And so it’s awesome that their music can be celebrated.”

Referencing the controversy that has clouded Armstrong’s reception, which began when fans learned of her alleged links to Scientology and ties to convicted rapist Danny Masterson, Shaddix said: “I know people are very polarised about this.”

Following substantial backlash, Armstrong has since issued a statement on her former support of Masterson, although fans are still divided about her position in the band, with Chester Bennington’s mother recently admitting she felt “betrayed” by the new line-up.

“But I look at it like when Stone Temple Pilots lost Scott Weiland,” he said. “Who stepped in? Chester.”

He continued to say the late singer “stepped in to carry that flag for rock and roll”, and “it makes sense why somebody would step in in his place and in his absence to carry that flag and to bring that message to the people, because it’s a hopeful message”.

The ‘Last Resort’ singer was asked if that was “the overall consensus” in the music world – that a band should continue with a revised lineup if a member is unable to continue – and Shaddix said: “It’s interesting, because as I saw them coming back with a new singer, it really kind of stirred some odd emotions in me, to be honest.

“I was just thinking about my own band and, like, ‘Fuck, man. If I die, do I want my band to continue this thing?’ And honestly, I’m torn. I don’t have a straight-up answer for it. I think it’s a bit different ’cause Linkin Park has two singers.

“And I don’t know, man. I don’t really have a straight answer for you on that. I don’t know. But I’ve got plans on sticking around. I don’t plan on going out anytime soon. Hopefully I outlive everybody. I’m a cockroach. I ain’t going nowhere.”

In other Linkin Park news, they debuted a new track named ‘Heavy Is The Crown’ in Hamburg earlier this week, and are set to perform at London’s O2 tonight (September 24).

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