Trial begins as second shooter takes the stand: ‘That’s the day we shot Young Dolph at Makeda’s’
Defendant Justin Johnson (left) appears in court, as the murder trial of rapper Young Dolph begins, in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Justin Johnson’s trial began Monday in Memphis court. Johnson is one of the men accused of fatally shooting Memphis rapper Young Dolph. A second alleged shooter, Cornelius Smith, took the stand Monday afternoon.
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Young DolphAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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