Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms

Florida prosecutors have charged rapper YNW Melly with witness tampering ahead of his retrial on double murder charges even as his attorneys accused them of conspiring to hide evidence that the lead detective may have lied in a related investigation. Prosecutors charged Melly this week with making sure a key witness didn't testify at his first murder trial, which ended in July with a hung jury that voted 9-3 for conviction. Prosecutors said in documents released late Wednesday that Melly is with the Bloods street gang.