The trial for one of the men accused of fatally shooting Adolph Thornton Jr., better known as Memphis rapper Young Dolph, began Monday, Sept. 23.
The trial for one of the men accused of fatally shooting Adolph Thornton Jr., better known as Memphis rapper Young Dolph, in 2021 began Monday. Justin Johnson, who was originally set to go to trial with two other codefendants, emerged as the sole defendant Monday morning. Johnson's multiple charges include first-degree murder.
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10:38 a.m.: Hagerman says Johnson and Smith thought killing Thornton be an easy crime to get away with.
"One of the big problems, it's not 1981. It's not 1991. It's not even 2001 when I started this. It's 2021 ... places have cameras," he said.