YNW Melly fans fear he’s been executed as false death-penalty rumors sweep internet ahead of double-murder trial
YNW Melly fans were tricked into believing he was dead last night as false rumors spread online he had been executed in jail.
The rapper, 21, is awaiting trial accused of murdering two of his friends in Florida in October 2018 and could face the death penalty if convicted.
No date has been set for his next hearing, but some fans shared speculation that he was due in court yesterday.
Supporters said they hoped he would "beat the charges" and walk free - but others claimed he had been sentenced to death.
Shocked fans then posted tributes after false news that he was already dead was shared on social media.
One said: "YNW Melly got a death penalty noooooooo !!!"
Another said: "F*** 2020 Melly received the death penalty RIP to another legend."
Another tweeted: "RIP Jamell Maurice Demons (YNW Melly) 1999-2020, died from death penalty in prison."
A fan called Britney said: "My heart hurts for #ynwmelly.
"He looks like my little brother. He IS our little brother.
"We have to stop letting the justice system kill our children, our brothers an sisters."
The bogus rumors appeared to be sparked by news that Melly's co-defendant Cortlen Henry, aka YNW Bortlen, was due at court for an administrative hearing yesterday.
Melly - real name Jamell Demons - was last in court in March when he pleaded not guilty to double murder.
He and Henry were charged in February last year with killing Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams, 21, and Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr, 19.
The two aspiring rappers, both members of Melly's YNW collective, were gunned down in a drive-by shooting outside a recording studio in South Florida in October 2018.
Last December, Melly's mother was forced to deny false rumors her son had been stabbed to death in jail.
In February this year supporters tried to get him freed after .
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Melly, who shot to fame on SoundCLoud aged 15, is best known for his tracks Murder on My Mind and Mixed Personalities featuring Kanye West.
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He protests his innocence.
Prosecutors in Broward County said last year they would seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
