Hernandez Govan has entered a guilty plea in federal court regarding cyberstalking charges, marking a significant legal development less than a year after he was acquitted in a high-profile murder trial. The Memphis-based figure admitted to the federal harassment case on September 16, effectively concluding a series of legal proceedings stemming from a campaign of intimidation that began in early June.
According to court documentation, the charges arose after Govan allegedly sent a series of threatening messages and voicemails to a woman. Prosecutors detailed that the communications included threats to damage her property and the distribution of explicit imagery, with Govan reportedly claiming he was “bigger than the devil” during the course of the harassment. Authorities utilized these statements to establish his intent and mindset during the period of the alleged offenses.
The situation originated from a domestic dispute reported to Memphis police on June 4. While state authorities initially took Govan into custody on June 11 for misdemeanor stalking and harassment, he was released on a $4,000 bond the following day. However, federal intervention followed immediately; FBI agents took him back into custody on June 15, and he has remained incarcerated since that time.
The guilty plea allows Govan to avoid a federal trial, though he now faces a potential prison sentence of up to two years. Sentencing is currently scheduled for November 22, 2026.
This case follows Govan’s acquitted status in the August 2025 trial concerning the November 2021 murder of rapper Young Dolph. During that trial, prosecutors had alleged that Govan served as the mastermind behind the hit, though the jury ultimately cleared him of all first-degree murder and conspiracy charges. The individuals directly involved in the shooting, Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith, have already received their respective sentences of life plus 35 years and 20 years.
