YNW Melly's Lawyer Going Viral For Mugshot

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on June 20, 202381.7K Views

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: YNW Melly attends Murda Beatz 25th Birthday + GRAMMY Celebration on February 08, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for 2wenty 2wenty Music)

YNW Melly's lawyer is going viral for a reason you don't want your lawyer to.

Everything about the ongoing YNW Melly trial has been exceedingly viral. But today there was a whole new conversation going on surrounding it, mainly focusing on a previous mugshot of Melly's current lawyer. This morning, the leading story from the trial had to do with Melly being denied the motion for a mistrial that his lawyers requested. Now one of those lawyers, Raven Liberty is getting attention for an entirely different kind of reason.

A mugshot of Liberty is making the rounds online and generating quite a lot of attention from those watching the events of the trial unfold. Liberty was reportedly arrested for battery in Miami resulting in the mugshot originally being taken. While the charges were eventually dropped the mugshot still exists online and fans tracked it down. Despite some suggesting that Melly might have chosen her as his lawyer for reasons other than her skill and knowledge, she does have a good reputation. She's most well known in the rap world for representing Kodak Black numerous times during his ongoing legal troubles.

YNW Melly's Lawyer Goes Viral

Earlier this week YNW Melly's mother confessed that stress from the trial is taking a toll on her health. In a video posted to Instagram she claims that she's "had one heart attack already because of stress.” Though it's unclear when exactly this happened it is clear that the trial was the route cause. It's also been reported that in the short time since the trial began Melly has seen a massive increase in Spotify listeners. Though the trial has only been going on for a week he's seen an increase in over 800k monthly listeners.

The events of the trial date back to a double murder committed in October of 2018. Two of YNW Melly's friends, YNW Sackchaser and YNW Jury were murdered in what was allegedly a drive-by shooting. Prosecutors allege that it was actually staged and that the shots were fired from inside the vehicle. Melly's defense has focused on the lack motivation he would have for killing his own friends. What do you think about YNW Melly's lawyer and her viral mugshot? Let us know in the comments below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.