— fort lauderdale, fla. — ynw melly, whose legal name is jamell demons, is facing a possible death sentence for the october 2018 fatal shooting of his childhood friends, anthony williams and. — fort lauderdale, fla. (ap) — jurors in a south florida courtroom began deliberating thursday afternoon in the double murder trial of rapper ynw melly, and the 24. — stay updated as jurors continue deliberating this weekend in the double murder trial against rapper ynw melly — whose birth name is jamell demons. — a deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial saturday in the south florida trial of rapper ynw melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago. — melly, whose real name is jamell demons, is accused of shooting to death his childhood friends anthony williams and christopher thomas jr. A judge had twice asked the jury to continue. — stay updated in the double murder trial against rapper ynw melly — whose birth name is jamell demons. — — a deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial saturday in the south florida trial of rapper ynw melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago. — stay updated in the trial against rapper ynw melly — whose birth name is jamell demons. — rapper ynw melly is due back in court friday for a motions hearing as his defense attorneys seek to have a promotional video removed from evidence as he faces a. — fort lauderdale, fla. (ap) — a deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial saturday in the south florida trial of rapper ynw melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends. State of florida v. Jamell demons is an ongoing american criminal case in florida's 17th judicial circuit in which rapper jamell demons, commonly known by his stage name ynw melly, was. — stay updated in the double murder trial against rapper ynw melly — whose birth name is jamell demons. — rapper ynw melly's second double murder trial is now on hold indefinitely. A judge's ruling this week to suppress a promotional video about melly's life from evidence.