Rapper Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons, who is awaiting retrial for the murders of two of his fellow YNW rappers nearly five years ago in Broward County, stands accused of witness tampering.

A hearing was held Friday in Broward County for rapper YNW Melly, at which time Broward Circuit Judge John Murphy III set a date for the rapper to be retried in a double murder case after a deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial last month.

Rapper YNW Melly briefly appeared in a Broward County courtroom Friday for a hearing in which prosecutors were expected to announce whether they will choose to retry the double murder case against him after a deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial last weekend.

Deliberations are underway Friday in the double murder trial of Florida rapper YNW Melly.

Defense attorneys are arguing that rapper YNW Melly was denied the right to face his accuser when a masked witness took the stand to testify about alleged gang connections during the performer’s double murder trial in South Florida.

Katie Riggs Maxwell begins to cry as she hugs a portrait of her father Mark Riggs while posing for a photo, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, on the campus of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. “I've never been one to call out government or leadership,” said Katie Riggs Maxwell, 38, Riggs' daughter. “But it's suddenly extremely personal.”As virus cases and deaths have soared across the nation this fall, pressure has intensified on governors who haven't issued mandates that require people to wear masks indoors and in public places. One teacher who tested positive for the virus died. On Wednesday, Williams, the mayor, went on Facebook to defend the city's handling of the virus and remind people that vaccines were on the way.

Employee Grayson Allred walks away with a ladder after working on the front marquee at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Abilene, Texas. “I've never been one to call out government or leadership,” said Katie Riggs Maxwell, 38, Riggs' daughter. “But it's suddenly extremely personal.”As virus cases and deaths have soared across the nation this fall, pressure has intensified on governors who haven't issued mandates that require people to wear masks indoors and in public places. One teacher who tested positive for the virus died. On Wednesday, Williams, the mayor, went on Facebook to defend the city's handling of the virus and remind people that vaccines were on the way.