YWN Melly after the verdict on Saturday, July 22, 2023. (Law&Crime Network)
A judge has declared a mistrial after jurors could not agree on a verdict after more than 14 hours of deliberations in the double murder case against rapper YNW Melly.
Jurors deliberated on Saturday in the double murder trial against Jamell Demons. The up-and-coming star was accused of killing two of his friends — also rappers — then staging the murders as a drive-by shooting in the Miami area.
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The sequestered jury deliberated Friday until 5 p.m. ET before returning to their hotel. The jurors deliberated for more than 9 hours between Thursday and Friday.
The jury resumed its third day of deliberations at 8:52 on Saturday morning.
Law&Crime has been providing gavel-to-gavel coverage of the trial. Click back for updates.
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