Young Dolph Murder Accessory Mistakenly Released, Now On The LAM

February 22, 2022

Memphis police have mistakenly released a suspect in the murder of Young Dolph.  Now they can’t find him.

Third Suspect Arrested..Then Released?

Tennessee police recently identified and captured an additional person alongside the two primary suspects in the murder of Young Dolph. Shundale Barnett, 27, was caught in Brazil, Indiana, and booked for an outstanding warrant from Shelby County, Tennessee. Barnett was set to be charged as an after-the-fact accessory to Dolph’s murder. She’s now missing and on the lam from authorities.

Authorities are claiming Barnett helped the primary suspects, 23-year-old Justin Johnson and 32-year-old Cornelius Smith, flee from Memphis after the shooting. Barnett was then held in Clay County, Indiana awaiting to be extradited to Shelby County Sheriff’s office. According to News 3 in Memphis, Barnett was instead released from custody in Indiana, on January 21st, just one week after being arrested. Authorities are saying they have “no idea” where Barnett is.

Young Dolph Shot Dead in Memphis

In mid-November, Memphis-born rapper/entrepreneur Young Dolph was gunned down in his hometown, while purchasing cookies. Video surveillance showed two-masked men hop out of a white Mercedes Benz and open fire on the rapper inside Makeda’s cookie shop. After an almost two-month-long manhunt for the suspects, two men believed to be the main shooters were arrested and taken into custody in January. Officers believe a third suspect was in the getaway car during the shooting.

Failed Justice System

Sheriff Harden of Clay County is blaming the mixup on Shelby County officials, telling officials, “We held them (Barnett), contacted Shelby County, and held him on their warrant. We were contacted on January 21 and they told us that they (Shelby County) were no longer wanting to come up and pick up Mr. Barnett and that we were to release him at this time.” 

Now, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has issued another warrant for Barnett’s arrest on the original accessory-after-the-fact charge and new attempted first-degree murder, with theft of property charges added. 

It is still unclear why Barnett was released in the first place.

Young Dolph’s Family Fights Back Against Gun Violence

It has been three months since the passing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and his life partner and mother of his two children, Mia Jaye, is coping and committed to pushing back against the violence in their city.

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