Hernandez Govan, who faced charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, has been found not guilty. At the time, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy claimed that Govan “solicited the murder and put it into motion.” Govan pleaded not guilty. He was not explicitly accused of murdering Dolph, who was gunned down on Nov. 17, 2021 while visiting Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies in Memphis. Justin Johnson, one of the two men charged in the shooting, was sentenced to life in prison in September 2024 after being found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Arora argued that the cellphone communications presented in court between Govan, Johnson, and Smith did not directly tie his client to the killings in an incriminating manner.