The man accused of hatching the brazen plot to murder Young Dolph apparently believes a job is more valuable than his life.
Hernandez Govan is facing charges that include first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
He has been out on a $90,000 bond since May of 2023 and has been on a 24-hour house arrest lockdown ever since. According to local reports, Govan just filed paperwork with Judge Jennifer Mitchell, asking her to relax the terms of his house arrest so he can find work.
According to Govan, he wants to be able to find gainful employment so he can support his wife and daughter. A previous attempt was denied by Judge Lee Coffee, claiming Govan had violated the terms of his bond by traveling outside of Shelby County without permission.
Judge Lee Coffee also warned Govan that he was most likely a marked man due to his involvement in the murder of Young Dolph.
“Memphis Shelby County, Tennessee is the first most violent metropolitan area in the country. This case has generated a substantial amount of publicity, and if you’re running around free… somebody might be trying to kill you,” Judge Lee Coffee told Govan, who seems to be unmoved.
Apparently, Govan is unfazed by the murder of his own daughter, Lotta Cash Desto, Blac Youngsta’s brother, and more recently, Yo Gotti’s brother, Big Jook.
So Govan is taking another crack at getting some freedom despite the dire warning because Judge Coffee was forced to recuse himself from the trial.
In addition to Govan, the two main suspects accused of pulling the trigger, Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith Jr., have been charged with the rapper’s murder, which occurred in November 2021 when Young Dolph was fatally shot at a local bakery.
In the most recent update, Judge Mitchell has decided to bring jurors from outside Memphis for the trial, slated to start on June 3, 2024.
This decision was influenced by concerns that local jurors, given the widespread media coverage and the intense emotional impact of Young Dolph’s murder on the Memphis community, might not be able to remain impartial.
Both Johnson and Smith have entered pleas of not guilty to the charges of first-degree murder.
In addition to these two, other individuals are implicated in the case, including Govan and Jermarcus Johnson, who has accepted a plea deal for his role as an accessory after the fact.