YNW Melly Offers Update, Says He Fears for His Life and Wants to Be Moved to Another Jail
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YNW Melly Is “In Fear Of [His] Life” According To Lengthy IG Posts
Even from behind bars, YNW Melly has been getting desperate messages out to his fans via Instagram. Earlier this month, he publicly pleaded with figures like Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, and Meek Mill to help him. Now, the Broward County-born star is back with more allegations about the unfortunate treatment he’s enduring while awaiting trial.
“As of this moment today I am officially in fear of my life,” Melly wrote on Monday (December 12) afternoon. “A new Captain named Hubert and XO Jenkins have taken over the jail for two weeks now. They’ve handed out even harsher punishments for me [than] the previous ones in place.”
According to his account, the 23-year-old moved into a housing unit that holds 24 inmates at once. He’s been staying there alone, with no phone privilege, no television, and no access to a newspaper. “They are watching my every move on camera. Making sure I don’t use the phone to tell the world how I am being mistreated, discriminated, threatened physically, harassed,” he alleges.
Additionally, Melly says that on the one hour a day he is let out of his cell, all other inmates in adjoining dorms go to their respective rooms. “I am being subjected to cruel and unusual treatment at the hands of deputies and high-ranking staff of the Broward Sheriff’s Office,” he insists.
“I have been threatened by Deputies, Lieutenants and Sergeants. They say ‘they will hide me from the world’ and threaten to ‘beat my ass every day.’ If I tell my lawyers they will lie and say I hit them first,” the Florida native adds. Specifically, he credits the threats to Sergeant Anthony Kidd and Lieutenant Jean Baptiste.
(@ynwmelly)The staff have apparently succeeded in their goal of hiding him. Now, Melly believes that their next step is “beating [him] half to death.” This is something he says happens “to other inmates almost daily at the main jail” in Broward County.
Shortly after, another message appeared on the “Murder On My Mind” artist’s profile. “I can’t call my family or lawyers to notify them I have been beaten or harassed,” he vents to his fans in this one. “They say my phone privileges are taken permanently because [of] all of the infractions over the last seven months. THAT IS A LIE!”
“They took my phone privileges indefinitely off of my 1st violation for using another inmate’s pin to talk on the phone when I am not allowed to use the phone,” he explains. Additionally, Melly notes that other inmates in the same circumstance would have gotten their privileges back after 30 days, “per the handbook.”
The recording artist is feeling frustration, particularly after seeing others planning escapes and robberies with jail phones and still having their privileges.
“I am housed and surrounded in the care of power-struck deputies and captains of high authority. They’ve even have told me to my face that ‘they don’t like me’ and ‘I pissed them off,’” Melly’s rant goes on. “I am not safe in the hands of these people,” he insists.
He concluded, “I am in fear of my life. My family is in fear of my life. I can not do another day here. Someone, please help me get moved to another county jail until my trial. PLEASE!”
In other recent news, YNW Melly’s mother was recently questioned over alleged witness tampering in her son’s case. Read more about that here, and check back with HNHH later for more news updates.
YNW Melly’s Mom Reacts To Allegations He Tried To Escape Prison
It feels like there’s a new development weekly in YNW Melly’s case that won’t work in his favor. This week, it’s allegations that he tried to escape prison. The Florida Prison Board accused the rapper of trying to plan a prison break with another inmate.
The Broward County Sheriff’s General Counsel’s Office laid out the allegations after they were laid out in court on Wednesday.
“On April 11, 2022, Broward Sheriff’s Office received a confidential tip regarding inmates Nicholas Lewis and Jamell Demons, both housed in the same unit at the Main Jail, planning an escape from jail by having Demons’ attorney bring in two handcuff keys to aid in the escape. Additional information provided by the source was that Lewis had a shank and drugs,” the statement read, per Complex.
In response to the accusations, YNW Melly’s mom hit back at prosecutors in an Instagram video. She said that she only caught the headlines while at work. However, she took time to shoot down the theories that her son attempted to break out of prison.
“First of all, this is just another tactic for them to try to literally tarnish my son’s character and everything,” she said. The rapper’s mom believes the recent accusations against her son is part of a strategy for the prosecutors to secure a conviction.
“They do not want him having attorney visits in person, which will cause for ineffective counsel. So, we went to court for that, and they took his phone calls and they have him locked down. They had no evidence whatsoever that his attorneys did anything wrong to prove these accusations but they knew it would get picked up by the media,” she said. “So when we get ready to pick a jury, hopefully, in the next two weeks, it’s going to be ‘Oh, this kid tried to escape. Oh, this kid tried to do all these things.’”
She described all of the recent allegations surrounding Melly’s prison behavior as “fake because they do not have a case.”
“It’s still Free Melly until he’s free,” she concluded.
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YNW Melly Caught Planning Escape From Jail According To Florida Sheriff’s Office
YNW Melly’s long-spanning murder case just got a lot more interesting.
According to Complex, a Florida Sheriff’s Office accused the 23-year-old – born Jamell Demons – of attempting to plan a breakout from prison alongside another inmate named Nicholas Lewis using the help of Melly’s attorney.
The damning allegations were revealed on Tuesday (September 27) in court, and in the days after, the Broward County Sheriff’s General Counsel’s Office provided more information to the outlet about the “Murder on my Mind” artist’s current situation.
“On April 11, 2022, Broward Sheriff’s Office received a confidential tip regarding inmates Nicholas Lewis and Jamell Demons, both housed in the same unit at the Main Jail, planning an escape from jail by having Demons’ attorney bring in two handcuff keys to aid in the escape,” they explained. “Additional information provided by the source was that Lewis had a shank and drugs.”
Upon searching Lewis’ cell, multiple items were uncovered, including a six-inch shank, two razor blades, two lighters, and rolling papers. On top of that, the inmate was also reportedly holding both Seroquel and Klonopin pills, neither of which he has a prescription for.
Melly’s cell search yielded less troubling results, although officers did find food from the commissary and what’s been described as an “excessive [amount] of jail-issued clothing.”
“The confidential source gave us two pieces of information. One of them [about the shank and drugs] turned out to be a hundred percent true,” Assistant General Counsel Christian Tsoubanos explained on Tuesday in court. “And when they did the search of Demons’ cell, they did not find the handcuff key, but it could have been that there was not an opportunity to bring it into the facility yet.”
After the news went public, the attorney for the mother of one of Melly’s alleged victims shared a statement, saying, “As an attorney for a victim, we strongly feel any attempts to escape justice point to guilt.”
“This matter needs to be fully investigated, including the attorney’s involvement. Certainly, there are times when informants and even government agents are wrong or engaging in misconduct, but we’ve seen so much in this case from rooftop stripper parties across to diamond teeth dentist needs, this is yet another chapter in what needs to just be finished in court.”
It’s also been noted that, during his time behind bars since 2019, Melly has made over three thousand calls to his girlfriend, Erran Barnett, resulting in his phone privileges being taken away as he only used his own personal identification number to make 22 of them.
One of the rapper’s attorneys, Raven Liberty, has been accused of handing out her phone login credentials to others so they can make “non-recorded video visitation” calls with the Florida native.
Read more about YNW Melly’s issues behind bars with his diamond teeth here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.
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Authorities Accuse YNW Melly Of Trying To Escape From Prison
YNW Melly has been accused of trying to escape from prison with the help of one of his lawyers.
During a court hearing on Tuesday, September 27, a Florida Sherriff’s office made the accusations against YNW Melly, who is currently awaiting trial for his role in the murders of two of his friends, Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr. and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams.
The Broward County Sheriff’s General Counsel’s Office shared a statement on Thursday, confirming the accusations.
The statement reads: “On April 11, 2022, Broward Sheriff’s Office received a confidential tip regarding inmates Nicholas Lewis and Jamell Demons, both housed in the same unit at the Main Jail, planning an escape from jail by having Demons’ attorney bring in two handcuff keys to aid in the escape. Additional information provided by the source was that Lewis had a shank and drugs.”
Authorities at the prison said that they received a tip from another inmate, and decided to search Melly’s cell. During the search, authorities found a six-inch shank, two razor blades, two lighters, rolling papers, and pills that were not prescribed to Melly by a doctor. They also found commissary food and “excessive jail-issued clothing.” This comes just a few days after Melly was accused of hiding shanks and a pipe bomb in his room.
Christian Tsoubanos, Assistant General Counsel for the Broward Sherriff’s Office, said during the hearing on Tuesday “The confidential source gave us two pieces of information. One of them [about the shank and drugs] turned out to be a hundred percent true. And when they did the search of Demons’ cell, they did not find the handcuff key, but it could have been that there was not an opportunity to bring it into the facility yet.”
John M. Phillips told Complex in a statement that “As an attorney for a victim, we strongly feel any attempts to escape justice point to guilt. This matter needs to be fully investigated, including the attorney’s involvement. Certainly, there are times when informants and even government agents are wrong or engaging in misconduct, but we’ve seen so much in this case from rooftop stripper parties across to diamond teeth dentist needs this is yet another chapter in what needs to just be finished in court.”
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YNW Melly Accused of Planning to Escape From Prison
Fellow Inmate Alleges YNW Melly Possessed Pipe Bombs and Shanks in Jail Cell
One of YNW Melly‘s fellow inmates has stated the rapper holds pipe bombs and shanks in his cell.
AllHipHop states Melly’s lawyers are asking to have restrictions lifted on his visits at Broward County Jail. Melly has those limitations due to the allegations from his cellmate.
“On or around late March 2022, another inmate filed a grievance alleging that Mr. Demons was in possession of shanks and pipe bombs,” the documents read. “In response correction personnel conducted a search of the entire dorm, at which time Mr. Demons was found with one (1) writing utensil and potato chips. However, another inmate on the dorm was found in possession of shanks, prescription drugs and other contraband.”
For the past five months, YNW Melly was only allowed to visit with his legal team in rooms that were not suitable in size. Without the entire team being present, Melly’s team states they are not able to adequately prepare for defense.
In July, a judge ruled the death penalty was no longer an option for the jailed rapper. On the basis of technicality, the legal team for the “Murder On My Mind” rapper was able to have the death penalty eliminated from the sentence. His lawyers cited a special Florida criminal procedural provision that requires prosecutors to notify the court of their intention to seek the death penalty. Never was the notice submitted.
The 2018 murders of the 23-year-old Florida native’s pals YNW Sakchaser, born Anthony Williams, and YNW Juvy, born Christopher Thomas Jr., led to YNW Melly’s arrest on two counts of first-degree murder in February 2019.
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ICYMI: YNW Melly Will Not Face Death Penalty In Double Murder Trial
YNW Melly, born Jamell Maurice Demons is celebrating a victory after Wednesday’s preliminary court hearing for his double murder trial.
A judge ruled that the death penalty is no longer in question. The “Murder On My Mind” rapper’s legal team was able to remove capital punishment from the sentencing based on a technicality.
His attorneys pointed out a specific rule in Florida’s criminal procedure, stating that prosecutors must give notice of the intent to seek the death penalty. The notice was never filed.
The 23-year-old Florida native was arrested in February 2019 on two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his friends YNW Sakchaser, born Anthony Williams and YNW Juvy, born Christopher Thomas Jr. in 2018.
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Demons and his co-defendant YNW Bortlen, born Cortlen Henry, allegedly staged their deaths to look like a result of a drive-by shooting but some investigating led police officers to believe that Melly was the one who pulled the trigger.
Florida is one of thirty states where capital punishment is legal. He could face life in prison if convicted later this year.
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