YNW Melly Pleads Not Guilty To Double Murder

9:12 PM EST on March 5, 2019

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – FEBRUARY 13: In this handout photo provided by the Broward’s Sheriff’s Office, rapper YNW Melly, real name Jamell Demons, is seen in a police booking photo after being charged with two counts of murder in the first degree February 13, 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Demons allegedly conspired with Cortlen Henry to fatally shot two other Florida based rappers, Christopher Thomas Jr and Anthony Williams, October 26. (Photo by Broward’s Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)

|Broward's Sheriff's Office via Getty Image

YNW Melly, real name Jamell Demons, was charged in double murder last month for shooting two of his friends, rappers Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr. and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” last October, as Miramar Police reports. Now, the emerging Florida rapper has pled not guilty. His co-defendant YNW Bortlen, real name Cortlen Henry, will have his trial this Monday. Demons most recently collaborated with Kanye West on “Mixed Personalities.”