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Young Dolph death: Memphis man testifies that he and another man killed rapper

Defendant Justin Johnson, left, appears in court with his attorney as the murder trial of rapper Young Dolph begins in Memphis, Tenn. A Memphis man testified Monday that he and a second person fatally shot rapper Young Dolph after Big Jook, the brother of rapper Yo Gotti, put a hit on him. Cornelius Smith identified himself and Justin Johnson as …

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Memphis man testifies that he and another man killed rapper Young Dolph

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man testified on Monday that he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after Big Jook, the brother of rapper Yo Gotti, put a hit on him. Young Dolph later wrote diss tracks directed at the label, its artists, and its “number two person,” Big Jook. Smith, who said he was shot …

Jury in Young Dolph murder trial will come from outside of Memphis, Tennessee, judge rules

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jurors in the trial of two men charged with killing Young Dolph will come from outside of Memphis because of intense media coverage of the fatal shooting in the rapper’s hometown, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Jennifer J. Mitchell decided in favor of a change of venue motion filed by Justin Johnson’s lawyer, who argued during a …

2 suspects in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph in Memphis to stand trial in March

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge on Friday set a trial date for two men charged in the killing of rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a bakery in Memphis, Tennessee. Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith are scheduled to stand trial March 11 in the fatal shooting of the Memphis-born rapper, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee said …

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Man pleads guilty to helping 2 others accused in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Friday to helping two other men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery. He could testify at a future trial in the November 2021 killing of Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr. Johnson is the first of four defendants to plead …

Young Dolph shooting suspects plead not guilty in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Tennessee cookie shop pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other felony charges Friday. Both were indicted in January in the Nov. 17 killing of Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr. Police have said two men got out of …