Trial delayed for two accused in Young Dolph murder
Cornelius Smith (left) and Justin Johnson, who are charged in the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, appeared in Judge Lee Coffee's Shelby County Criminal Court Division 7 on Jan. 19, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith both face charges including first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for the 2021 killing Memphis rapper Young Dolph.
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Young Dolph Justin Johnson Cornelius SmithAarron 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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