Hernandez Govan, the man charged and later acquitted of plotting Memphis rapper Young Dolph's murder, has pleaded guilty in a separate federal stalking case, court records show.
Govan was arrested on June 11 by Memphis police after a warrant was issued. According to police, he repeatedly harassed the victim and threatened to publish explicit content of her on social media.
He was charged with stalking and harassment in state court, and later indicted in federal court.
The federal court indictment charged him with one count of threatening intentional disclosure of "nonconsensual intimate visual depictions" and one count of cyberstalking. He was facing, if convicted of both charges, up to seven years in federal prison.
There is no parole in the federal
system.
According to federal documents, Govan pleaded guilty to the threat of posting explicit content charge on Sept. 16. In exchange, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee agreed to dismiss the cyberstalking charge.
With the plea deal in effect, Govan is facing a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
His sentencing is set for Jan. 6, 2027.
Lucas Finton covers crime, policing, jails, the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached by phone or email: (901)208-3922 and Lucas.Finton@commercialappeal.com, and followed on X @LucasFinton.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Man acquitted of Young Dolph murder pleads guilty to separate federal charge
