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Florida rapper YNW Melly, né Jamell Demons, has been arrested after allegedly fatally shooting two of his close friends in October.
Williams and Thomas were both pronounced dead at the hospital.
Williams was also known as YNW Sakchaser and Thomas was known as YNW Juvy. Both rappers werefeatured on a documentaryabout Melly posted on Melly’s YouTube page.
It is not immediately clear as to what sparked the alleged altercation.
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At the hospital, Bortlen gave a statement to police that contradicted the evidence present at the scene of the crime, Miramar police told theSun Sentinel.
Bortlen was arrested in Houston last month and extradited to Broward and booked Tuesday, the outlet reported.
Henry appeared in court Wednesday, but no bond has been set as attorneys on both sides have asked for time to get more familiar with the case, theSun-Sentinelreported.
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A lawyer for Henry could not immediately be found.
On Wednesday, revealed on Instagram that he would be turning himself in.
“To all my fans and supporters… I am turning my self in today,” Melly wrote.
Just after the murder, Melly’s attorney Bradford Cohen said, according to theSun Sentinel,the rapper is “sad, he’s upset, obviously.”
“Those are his best friends.”
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Cohen did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment following Melly’s arrest.
Melly and Henry have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, police said.
Prior to his arrest, Melly released his debut albumWe All Shinein January and was expected toembark on a tourin support of the project this month.
On Jan. 3, Melly wasarrestedon two misdemeanor drug charges, theMiami Heraldreported.
According to jail records, Melly was charged with one count of possession of marijuana and one count of possession of drug equipment and booked the Lee County Jail in Florida, theMiami Heraldreported.
Last summer, Melly was arrested on similar marijuana possession charges, theMiami Heraldreported.
source: people.com
