Justin Johnson, 23, allegedly shot the 36-year-old “RNB” rapper, whose real name is Adolph Thornton Jr, inside a Memphis bakery on Nov. 17, US Marshals said last week.
Johnson was arrested on a first-degree murder warrant around 3 p.m. at an undisclosed location in Indiana, according toMarshals noted that Johnson, who raps under the name Straight Dropp, was not as successful in the music business as the late “Preach” recording artist, who survived aJustin Johnson has been arrested for the murder of rapper Young Dolph.
Johnson had gang ties along with an outstanding warrant for violating federal supervised release in connection with a weapons offense, feds noted. A $15,000 reward had been available for information leading to the arrest of the suspected killer.
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