Hernandez Govan is back in federal custody after getting arrested on cyberstalking charges just days after his Young Dolph acquittal.
Hernandez Govan walked back into a Memphis courtroom Monday morning, and this time it wasn’t about Young Dolph’s murder.
The man who beat a first-degree murder charge last August is now facing federal cyberstalking charges that could land him five years in prison.
He’s accused of repeatedly harassing a woman, threatening to shoot up her home, and threatening to post explicit content of her on social media. According to Action News 5,
Govan will stay locked up in federal custody with another hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
The charges stem from an alleged domestic-related incident where Govan called the woman on June 3 and threatened to have someone shoot up her residence over a money dispute.
‘The National Guard can’t save you, they can’t be there forever,” Govan allegedly told the victim after she called for help.
The woman reported the threats to investigators, and federal prosecutors moved fast.
Govan was arrested on June 11 after being released on bond following his acquittal in the Young Dolph case. The judge decided to keep him behind bars this time around, rejecting any bail arrangement.
What made this situation even messier was what happened over the weekend.
Govan went viral after getting caught in a physical altercation on his Instagram Live, and the internet had a field day with the footage.
He’d just gotten out, and within days, he was already making headlines for the wrong reasons. The fight video spread across social media platforms, with people clowning him for jumping back into drama so quickly after beating a murder rap.
Govan spent years fighting the Young Dolph murder case, with prosecutors claiming he orchestrated the 2021 killing of the Memphis rapper.
The jury ultimately found him not guilty on all counts, clearing him completely.
That should’ve been his fresh start, but instead, he’s right back in the system facing new federal charges.
The five-year potential sentence hanging over his head is no joke, and this time he’s dealing with federal charges instead of state murder allegations.
