Justin Johnson, one of many two males arrested, in 2022, and accused of killing Young Dolph, has been discovered responsible of first-degree homicide and sentenced to life in jail, the Shelby County district lawyer’s workplace announced in a information launch. Johnson was additionally discovered responsible of conspiracy to commit first-degree homicide and of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Younger Dolph was shot lifeless, on the age of 36, on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, in Memphis. Throughout the trial, considered one of Johnson’s co-defendants, Cornelius Smith, testified that he and Johnson killed Younger Dolph. He additionally stated that it was on the behest of Anthony “Large Jook” Mims, the brother of Memphis rapper Yo Gotti, who ordered a $100,000 hit towards Dolph. As well as, he claimed that he and Johnson have been every supposed to provide a person named Hernandez Govan $10,000 for orchestrating the assault.
Smith has pleaded not responsible to homicide and conspiracy prices towards him. His case has been reset to November, in accordance with Memphis’ Commercial Appeal. Hernandez Govan has additionally pleaded not guilty to homicide and conspiracy prices. A fourth co-defendant, Jermarcus Johnson, pleaded guilty final 12 months to a few counts of accent after the actual fact, acknowledging that he helped Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith talk after the taking pictures. Anthony “Large Jooks” Mims, in the meantime, was killed in a January taking pictures.
