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Young Dolph Murder Suspect Carried Out Hit Because He Needed Money for Daughter’s Birthday

Cornelius Smith said he was only paid $800 of the $40,000 owed to him.

Cornelius Smith, who pled guilty to murder, took the stand and implicated himself, Justin Johnson, Hernandez “Quett” Govan and Yo Gotti ‘s brother Anthony “Big Jook” Mims in the murder of the beloved Memphis rapper. According to testimony, Smith and Johnson originally planned on carrying out the murder at an annual Thanksgiving turkey drive Dolph organizes, but they spotted his camo-wrapped Corvette and decided to follow him into the parking lot of Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies where they allegedly shot Dolph 22 times. When asked why he decided to tell the truth, Smith said he felt guilty after being arrested and he sobered up, blaming his drug use on the death of his 9-year-old son in 2020.

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