In Memphis, Tennessee, Jermarcus Johnson, one of the four individuals implicated in the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, entered a guilty plea today, June 9. Johnson pleaded guilty to three counts of accessory after the fact. Assistant District Attorney Paul Hagerman informed the court that Johnson identified his half-brother, Justin Johnson, also known as Straight Drop, as one of the shooters captured on video surveillance at Makeda’s Cookies on November 17, 2021.
Judge Lee Coffey stated that Johnson could face a prison sentence ranging from six to twelve years. The sentencing has been scheduled for August 10 at 9 a.m. Hagerman explained that the evidence indicated Johnson had no prior knowledge of the planned murder, leading the District Attorney’s office to drop the original conspiracy to the murder charge against him.
Johnson’s actions approximately one week after Dolph’s murder defined the accessory charges against him. These actions included possessing a vehicle and a cell phone related to the crime and using the phone to deceive a law enforcement officer regarding the whereabouts of the other defendant, as well as coordinating communications between the defendants.
Earlier this week, Johnson’s lawyer expressed the possibility of reaching a legal resolution on the scheduled date. Three men, including Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith, were charged with the shooting death of Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., known as Young Dolph, at a bakery on Airways Boulevard. Officials from the District Attorney’s office allege that Hernandez Govan, another individual arrested in connection with the case, is the one who ordered the murder of Young Dolph. Source.
