Hernandez Govan walked out of a Memphis courtroom Thursday (August 21), cleared of all fees within the Younger Dolph homicide trial and declared he’s completed with town that, in his phrases, almost broke him.
Acquitted of first-degree homicide and conspiracy within the 2021 ambush that left the rapper useless inside a cookie store, Govan didn’t rejoice. As a substitute, he spoke of grief, remorse and a determined want for a brand new starting—particularly after dropping his daughter, rising rapper Lotta Money Desto, in a deadly taking pictures simply weeks earlier than he was indicted.
“Go away Memphis,” Govan instructed reporters outdoors the courthouse when requested what recommendation he had for others.
When pressed if he deliberate to comply with his personal recommendation, he replied, “After all.”
Govan mentioned he’s been “nervous for 4 years” and now appears like he’s been “born once more” with an opportunity to “restart my life and do some constructive issues.”
The jury took solely about three hours to succeed in a verdict, rejecting prosecutors’ claims that Govan orchestrated the hit on Younger Dolph, who was gunned down on November 17, 2021.
Although Govan was accused of planning the assault, he was by no means alleged to have pulled the set off.
Two different males have been charged within the case. Justin Johnson was convicted and sentenced to life in jail in 2024. Cornelius Smith cooperated with the state and testified in opposition to Govan.
Lotta Money Desto Fatally Shot Months earlier than Father Hernandez Govan Indicted
However Govan’s ache runs deeper than the courtroom. His daughter, Lotta Money Desto—born Destinee Govan—was shot and killed on September 24, 2022, in Houston, amid hypothesis that her demise was retaliation for Younger Dolph’s homicide.
She was sitting in her automobile at a visitors mild when two males received out of one other car and opened hearth. A pal within the automobile survived. Govan was indicted within the Dolph case lower than two months later.
The lack of his daughter haunts him, and he blames his “way of life” for her demise.
In a Fb submit shared weeks after her passing, Govan wrote, “I feel I cursed U Destinee with my way of life. I apologize child.”
Two males—Christian Isaiah Williams, 24, and Jeremyah Smith, 19—have been charged in her homicide. Williams was additionally injured through the taking pictures and handled at a hospital.
Now, with the trial behind him and his daughter gone, Govan says he’s centered on shifting ahead, beginning with leaving Memphis.
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