Jury Deliberations Begin in Trial of Man Accused of Organizing Rapper Young Dolph’s Killing

Jury Deliberations Begin in Trial of Man Accused of Organizing Rapper Young Dolph’s Killing
Young Dolph performs at The Parking Lot Concert in Atlanta on Aug. 23, 2020. Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021.

The trial of Hernandez Govan, 45, began Monday in a Memphis courtroom. Govan is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and first-degree murder. He is not accused of shooting Young Dolph, but prosecutors claim he directed the two people who did and was criminally responsible for the commission of premeditated murder.