Wack 100 is sending a message to Yo Gotti, advising him to look at for the Feds closing in. In case you missed it, gunman Justin Johnson was discovered responsible of first-degree homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide, and unlawful possession of a firearm in reference to the loss of life of Memphis rapper Younger Dolph, born Adolph Thornton Jr..
A jury deliberated for just below 4 hours, Johnson was instantly sentenced to life in jail. The trial lasted solely 4 days, with testimony, closing arguments, and proof offered by either side. Johnson didn’t testify in his protection. Key testimony got here from Cornelius Smith, additionally charged with Dolph’s homicide, who admitted to the killing and testified towards Johnson. Shelby County Deputy District Lawyer Paul Hagerman offered video and picture proof that tied Johnson to the crime, exhibiting him at key areas earlier than and after the homicide.
As for the protection, led by legal professional Luke Evans, they argued that Johnson was not chargeable for the crime, saying, “He didn’t kill Adolph Thornton Jr. He didn’t conspire to kill Adolph Thornton Jr. And he wasn’t the person holding the pistol within the Makeda video.” Regardless of these arguments, the jury sided with the prosecution.
Curiously, Assistant District Lawyer Irris Williams highlighted the problem of hiding proof in at present’s world throughout closing arguments, stating, “It’s not 1981 anymore… It’s arduous to maintain a secret. It’s arduous to cover who you’re speaking to. It’s more durable to cover your actions. And it’s even more durable to cover who you realize.”
Whereas Johnson’s co-defendants Cornelius Smith and Hernandez Govan are additionally implicated, Govan, who’s accused of ordering the hit, didn’t testify in the course of the trial. One other suspect, Jermarcus Johnson, Justin Johnson’s half-brother, had beforehand pleaded responsible to accent prices and testified towards him.
Now, again to Wack. The controversial West Coast determine recalled a declare from Smith that somebody from CMG, Yo Gotti’s file label, paid his $50,000 in lawyer charges however was uncertain who did it. Hitting Instagram, Wack supplied a warning: “Yo Gotti say your prayers.”
Younger Dolph was fatally shot on November 17, 2021, whereas shopping for cookies at Makeda’s Cookies in Memphis. Two males fired photographs into the shop from a stolen Mercedes-Benz, with video footage resulting in their arrest.
