Last November, rapper Young Dolph was tragically murdered in his hometown of Memphis, adding to an ever-growing list of rapper assassinations. Last month, three individuals were charged with the crime, but one of them has apparently vanished.
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — Last November, rapper Young Dolph was tragically murdered in his hometown of Memphis, adding to an ever-growing list of rapper assassinations. Last month, three individuals were charged with the crime, but one of them has apparently vanished.
Barnett’s whereabouts are presently unknown to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. During a news conference on Thursday, Clay County Sheriff Paul Harden addressed the situation (February 17).
“On January 11, Mr. Shundale Barnett was brought to the Clay County Jail by the Indiana State Police from an arrest on I-70,” Harden explained. “He was booked in the Clay County Jail on an outstanding warrant from Shelby County, Tennessee.
“We contacted Shelby County and held him on their warrant. And we were contacted on January 21 and they told us that they were no longer wanting to come and pick up Mr. Barnett and that we were to release him at that time.”
As to why Barnett was released, District Attorney General Amy Weirich didn’t give a definitive answer and instead offered, “I can’t, because it’s a pending case. It is a pending investigation, it is a pending prosecution, and we can’t get into that at this time. When we can, we will answer all those questions that I know the public has.”
Barnett was charged with first-degree murder, criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder, and theft of property as an accomplice after the fact. Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith, two more suspects in Young Dolph’s murder, remain in detention.
