If you are a fan of VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop: New York’ then you have likely followed the story of Mendeecees Harris, who was arrested shortly after becoming engaged to his fiance and show’s star Yandy Smith.
It is reported that the music exec was accused of a role in a New York City-based drug ring that included his brother, Tyrus Harris, and another man, Ronald Walker. Tyrus Harris pleaded guilty before Geraci Monday, and Walker pleaded guilty last year.The drug ring transported cocaine to the Rochester region, federal authorities allege. Tyrus Harris faces a sentence of about five to seven years, under federal sentencing recommendations.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Sherman and Mendeecees Harris’ lawyer, Donald Thompson, said in court Monday that they’ve been working toward a resolution with the case. The bail agreement, Sherman said, is expected to be substantial enough to ensure Harris returns for future court dates.
U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci Jr. agreed to release Mendeecees on a $600,000 bond package — half of which was provided in court and $200,000 of which Yandy has agreed to pay. He was released later from the Yates County Jail, where he has been held since January 2o13.
Great news for Yandy and Mendeecees children including his oldest son little Mendeecees who fans saw struggle with the challenges of him being incarcerated.
“The hardest part is just watching the kids growing up without him,” she said of the past year.
Fans can expect to see all of this continue to play out on the small screen as the show is now filming season 6 and cameras were rolling outside of the prison today as he was released.
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