Man Gets Probation for Helping Young Dolph’s Killers After Memphis Rapper’s Shooting

Man Gets Probation for Helping Young Dolph’s Killers After Memphis Rapper’s Shooting
Jermarcus Johnson, left, speaks with his lawyer Josh Corman after Johnson was sentenced to probation for his role after the 2021 fatal shooting of Young Dolph on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Adrian Sainz/AP Photo
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Tennessee man who helped two hired killers after they gunned down rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery will not serve time in prison under a sentence of six years’ probation, a judge ruled Friday.

Jermarcus Johnson, 27, pleaded guilty in June 2023 to three counts of serving as an accessory after the shooting. Johnson helped Cornelius Smith Jr. and Justin Johnson, his half-brother, communicate by cellphone while they were on the run from authorities after the daytime ambush.