Prosecutors Want Photos of YNW Melly’s Tattoos to Prove ‘Criminal Gang’ Claim in Seeking Death Penalty


Prosecutors want YNW Melly, who’s currently awaiting trial after being arrested and charged with two counts of murder in 2019, to be subjected to the taking of photographs to—in the words of the State of Florida—“document the gang-affiliated tattoos” of the Just a Matter of Slime artist.

In Feb. 8-dated court documents viewed by Complex, the State of Florida is confirmed to have filed a motion to take photographs of Melly, noting that the photos in question would not be used “for the purpose of having the defendant pose for a reenactment.” Instead, the photographs are described as being intended to document what prosecutors claim are “gang-affiliated tattoos.”

This argument is relevant, it’s argued in the docs, because the State previously listed the “criminal gang member” claim among the aggravators behind its decision to seek the death penalty, as opposed to a life sentence.
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