Court upholds conviction for man accused of killing rapper Young Dolph
A jury convicted Justin Johnson (middle) of murder and a judge sentenced him to life in prison plus an additional 35 years. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
A state appeals court has upheld the 2025 convictions for Justin Johnson, one of two men who killed rapper Young Dolph in 2021.
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Young Dolph Tennessee Court of Criminal appeals Justin JohnsonAarron 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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