Two Suspects Indicted Over BTY YoungN Murder Case

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Two men have been charged in the death of BTY YoungN

Thirty-one-year-old Darryl “Dino” Bannister and 27-year-old Kyron D. Williams were charged with second-degree murder in connection with YoungN’s death on September 14. The rapper, born Desmone Jerome, was gunned down at a Shell station in New Orleans neighborhood Hollygrove.

Bannister was arrested in May in connection with the crime. Williams remains at large and police have been searching for him since naming him as a suspect on September 1. While authorities haven’t released a reason for naming Williams as a suspect, they connected Bannister to the crime via a dropped cell phone that was found at the scene.

Bannister maintains his innocence , saying that his cell phone was stolen from him earlier in the same night while he was at a party. The New Orleans Police Department admitted that they found DNA that was not Bannister’s on the phone, but they haven’t released information about whose DNA was also on the phone.

Det. Clinton Givens counters the idea that Bannister’s phone was stolen. In his report on the case, he says that phone numbers that Bannister normally called were dialed after he claims to have lost his phone. He also added that cellphone tower pings paint a picture of Bannister following YoungN from a pool hall to the gas station.

“It appeared that Mr. Bannister was surveilling the victim prior to the following him to the location,” he wrote.

Bannister remains in prison with his bond set at $1 million. Should Williams be brought in, his bond is also $1 million.

If Bannister or Williams are found guilty, they could face up to life in prison.

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Source: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office