Defendant’s half-brother testifies in Young Dolph murder trial
Paul Hagerman, Shelby County deputy district attorney, shows the jury a photo of defendant Justin Johnson during the murder trial of rapper Young Dolph in Memphis, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
On the second day of the trial for Justin Johnson, the jury was shown photos of the shooting and Johnson’s his half-brother Jemarcus Johnson took the stand.
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Young Dolph trialAarron 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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