YNW Melly's Text Messages Read In Court, Rapper Told Peezy Gambino "I Did That" After Double Murder

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YNW Melly attends Murda Beatz 25th Birthday + GRAMMY Celebration on February 08, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for 2wenty 2wenty Music)
After one of Melly's attorneys fell ill last week, the judge cancelled proceedings until today (July 17).

YNW Melly's defense lawyers aren't going down without a fight. Nevertheless, the prosecution is making it tough on them by continuing to bring forward troubling evidence against the accused killer. A judge prohibited the jury from looking at the vehicle where YNW Juvy and YNW SakChaser lost their lives. However, the state has still been allowed to share text messages sent from Melly to his mother, Jamie King, as well as friends and affiliates around the time of the double murder and beyond.

Court resumed in Broward County on Monday (July 17), with Bryson "Boom" Paul continuing to provide live updates. According to the journalist, more of the 23-year-old's texts were read this morning. Among them was a brief conversation between Melly and Peezy Gambino on October 26, 2018. "Are you ok?" the latter asked. "I did that 🤫," the former responded. The prosecution ended their examination with Detective Moretti, with defense lawyer Stuart Adelstein beginning his cross-examination immediately after.

More of YNW Melly's Messages Read in Court

As Law & Crime reports, Melly's legal team previously verbally motioned for a mistrial last Wednesday (July 12). They chiefly expressed concerns that the texts being read by Det. Moretti and others and "destroying" their client's image. The presiding judge denied their request, and after a lunch recess, one of the Florida native's lawyers asked to go home due to illness. The trial was then cancelled for the remainder of the week, with a plan to resume proceedings this morning. While they're definitely making more progress than the YSL RICO trial, it's been said that Melly could be in court for a few more weeks still.

Before the unexpected pause in YNW Melly's double murder trial last week, we heard one of the embattled rapper's friends testify against him. According to the prosecution's witness, the "Murder on My Mind" hitmaker changed clothing from the time he was last seen with his alleged victims to when he arrived at Fredo Bang's house later that night. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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