The double murder case against rap star YNW Melly (Jamal Demons), accused of killing his two friends and fellow YNW collective members Anthony “YNW Juvy” Williams and Christopher “YNW SakChaser” Thomas Jr., has been defined by dramatic courtroom confrontations and a narrative constantly shifting between gang violence and internal betrayal. However, the fragile walls of the defense’s version of events have been demolished by the recent deposition of a former confidant and crew member, Trayvon Glass, whose testimony under oath has provided the most explosive and damning evidence to date.

Trayvon Glass, a childhood friend of the victims and an associate of Melly, provided details that suggest the murder was not the result of a random, retaliatory “drive-by shooting,” as initially claimed by Melly and his associate Cortlen “Bortland” Henry. Instead, Glass’s account, given as part of a civil lawsuit filed by the victims’ families, details a cold, calculated conspiracy that includes an alleged admission of guilt, the disposal of a “bloody weapon,” and an immediate, self-serving scramble for control over the victims’ assets and the YNW brand itself. This testimony transforms the case from a tragic mystery into a shocking story of internal execution, betrayal, and a devastating abandonment of brotherhood for profit.

The Immediate Aftermath: Admission and the Bloody Gun

Trayvon Glass’s account begins in the harrowing hours after the shooting. On the morning of October 27, 2018—the day after the two men were killed—Glass met Melly and other associates (Kobe, Bortland, and Track) at the home of fellow rapper Fredo Bang. It was here that Melly allegedly began constructing the initial narrative: a chaotic “drive-by shooting” where he claimed that Juvy “died in his arms.”

However, Trayvon Glass’s deposition revealed that he quickly concluded this story was a lie. When asked how he knew, Glass pointed to the one detail that could not be manufactured: phone records. He stated that the phone records placed the vehicle, driven by Bortland, stopped at a certain location for a “certain amount of time,” proving that the scene was “staged” and that the car had not been continuously moving while being shot at by external assailants. This single contradiction shatters the core of the defense’s initial version of events, suggesting a deliberate attempt to mislead law enforcement and cover up the true circumstances.

The conspiracy thickened when, just 30 minutes to an hour later, Melly, Bortland, Kobe, and Track left the property in a rush. Glass revealed that they had announced they were going to “get the guns.” According to the witness, the reason provided was that since they supposedly hadn’t shot back during the drive-by, they needed to retrieve the weapons to prevent the police from finding them. But the most horrifying detail came from an intimate whisper. Glass testified that Kobe, one of the associates who left to retrieve the weapons, confided in him afterward, confirming that “they found a gun that was bloody.”

This testimony—that Melly’s group not only disposed of a weapon but that one of them confirmed it was stained with blood—provides a direct link to the crime scene and is arguably the most concrete piece of evidence against the rapper to emerge from the internal YNW collective. It points not to a random shootout, but to a calculated plot to destroy forensic evidence.

Further exposing the lie, Glass was asked if he was aware of anyone putting up a bounty or attempting to retaliate against the supposed drive-by shooters. He confirmed that no such action was taken, an anomaly for a situation involving the murder of two crew members—a detail that strongly supports the theory that there were no external killers to seek vengeance against.

The Studio Friction: Motive and The Water Incident

To understand the motive behind such an alleged betrayal, Glass’s deposition rewinds to the final, tense hours before the shooting at the studio in Fort Lauderdale. The YNW collective had booked a 12-hour session, a gathering meant to be a creative hustle. However, Glass testified that the session ended abruptly due to escalating friction between the members.

The core of the conflict centered on YNW SakChaser. Glass recalled that Sak was upset that some members were sleeping instead of working, complaining: “Why are y’all sleeping in here? We could have slept at the house. We got a 12-hour session. We supposed to be making music.” To wake up the sleeping members, Sak allegedly resorted to a brazen act: he poured a little water on them. Glass specifically confirmed that Sack Chaser had thrown water on Melly to wake him up, noting that this was a routine habit, something Sack did “every morning.”

While this detail might seem minor, in the context of a murder case, it establishes a clear, immediate point of tension and disrespect between the victims and the accused in the hours leading up to the crime. This friction, possibly fueled by alcohol, cough syrup, and other substances consumed during the session, created an environment ripe for confrontation. It also confirms a detail crucial to the case: Melly, Sack, and Juvy were all together in the same car—the Jeep—when they left the studio, confirming Trayvon Glass’s absolute certainty that Melly was in the vehicle with the victims.

The Financial Conspiracy: Seizing the Brand and Digital Life

However, the deepest motive behind the alleged conspiracy appears to be financial. The civil lawsuit filed by the families posits that the murders were driven by a plot to steal the YNW brand and profit from the deaths of the two emerging artists. Trayvon Glass’s testimony lent credence to this theory by confirming the existence of underlying tensions related to the brand’s ownership.

He confirmed that a beef existed between Sack Chaser and Melly’s mother, Jaime King, who was serving as a de facto manager for her son. Melly himself reportedly felt that his mother was “controlling him,” and Sack “agreed on that,” creating animosity that ran deeper than musical differences. This suggests an internal power struggle for creative and financial control over the collective.

Furthermore, the attempt to seize control over the brand was allegedly intertwined with an immediate effort to suppress digital evidence. Glass confirmed that after Juvy’s death, both Melly’s mother and Juvy’s aunt attempted to gain access to Juvy’s Instagram account. Glass was the only one who had the password and refused to give it up. Consequently, Melly’s mother and Juvy’s aunt allegedly worked together to contact a detective to get Juvy’s account disabled.

This frantic move strongly implies a fear that the account contained incriminating information or messages that would expose the true nature of the relationship or the events leading up to the shooting. By attempting to disable the account and prevent access, the parties involved showed a clear intent to clean up the digital trail of a possible conspiracy, adding a layer of calculated calculation to the raw violence of the crime.

The Cracks in the Defense: A Brother’s Betrayal

Trayvon Glass’s deposition is a searing portrait of betrayal and conspiracy that fundamentally erodes the foundation of YNW Melly’s defense. It provides a chain of evidence, from the motive (the financial and control disputes, the personal friction over the water incident) to the act (the alleged admission of guilt to a third party, the presence of the accused with the victims in the car) and the cover-up (the staged drive-by, the disposal of the bloody weapon, and the suppression of digital evidence).

Glass, a man who literally has a banner of Juvy hanging on his wall, spoke under oath, providing details that could not be easily dismissed as the biased testimony of a disgruntled former friend. His account of Melly’s own people leaving the bodies to go retrieve and dispose of a bloody murder weapon the following morning turns the alleged “drive-by shooting” into an insultingly callous, staged act. The lack of retaliation against a supposed enemy, the beef with the mother, and the frantic attempts to seize digital control all paint a picture of internal execution motivated by control over the rapidly growing YNW empire.

The rap star’s carefully curated image of a victim of circumstances, or a survivor of a drive-by, now stands little chance against the weight of a friend’s testimony. The price of fame has rarely been as devastatingly calculated, turning a bond of brotherhood into the grounds for murder and an ensuing web of lies. This deposition ensures that the focus of the case will remain fixed not on external threats, but on the shocking level of betrayal at the heart of the YNW family.