YNW Melly’s Co-Defendant, YNW Bortlen, Agrees To Plea Deal

Cortlen “YNW Bortlen” Henry has accepted a plea deal simply at some point earlier than jury choice was scheduled to start in his case relating to the alleged murders of Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas, Jr. and Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams. He was dealing with two counts of homicide within the first diploma with a firearm and two counts of accent after the very fact. Moreover, he was dealing with expenses associated to a witness tampering case from 2023.

With the deal, he now not faces life in jail, as caught by Complicated. As a substitute, he’ll serve 10 years behind bars, adopted by six years of probation. He has additionally agreed to offer info to prosecutors sooner or later. In getting the deal, he pleaded no contest to the accent after the very fact expenses and two expenses within the witness tampering case. The primary-degree homicide expenses have been dropped totally.

John M. Phillips, an lawyer for the household of YNW Sakchaser, addressed the plea deal on social media. “As predicted, YNW Bortlen took the plea deal. He additionally agreed to a proffer- which suggests he’s speaking,” he wrote. “We’ve already requested his deposition within the civil case.”

YNW Bortlen was charged within the case alongside YNW Melly, who continues to be in jail whereas awaiting a retrial in his case. His first trial kicked off in 2023, nevertheless it led to a mistrial after jurors failed to succeed in a unanimous verdict. He’s dealing with two counts of first-degree homicide. Melly is finest identified for his viral single, “Homicide on My Thoughts,” which he dropped again in 2018.

Final month, Melly filed a request to switch his present authorized staff with veteran attorneys Drew Findling and Carey Haughwout as a result of a legal investigation into one among his protection attorneys. For now, he is residing at Broward County Jail till his retrial begins in January 2027. He beforehand alleged to have been subjected to inhumane circumstances on the facility.