Shortly after Lil Meech’s arrest, his film brother from the popular STARZ series BMF, Da’Vinchi bonded him out on the same day. Da’Vinchi said he paid a $1.4 million dollar bond for the release of Lil Meech.
According to numerous reports, Miami police arrested Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. on first-degree organized fraud and first-degree grand theft charges. If convicted, the 22-year-old rising actor could face 60 years in prison, but for now he’s a free man.
Abraham D. Juste, also known as Da’Vinchi, who plays the role of Terry in BMF posted a video of the the now free man.
Allegedly, Flenory Jr. stole a $250,000 Richard Mille watch. Cops said that Meech walked into Miami’s Haimov Jewelers back in February and put a down payment on the Richard Mille using his $80,000 platinum Rolex, but he allegedly failed to pay the remaining $200K balance and never returned the watch. Cops also accused him of trying to trade the watch for a different Richard Mille piece at a different store.
It’s uncertain when Flenory Jr. will go to court, but what is certain is that 50 Cent began filim season two of BMFin Atlanta.
BMF is a series based on true events of the life of two brothers of the Black Mafia Family, Big Meech, played by LIl Meech, and Southwest T., Terry, played by Da’Vinchi.
According to several confirmed reports, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. has been arrested and charged with first-degree organized fraud and first-degree grand theft. The rising actor of Starz’s BMF series is now facing 60 years in prison if convicted.
The 22-year-old son of famed drug kingpin Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory was arrested in Miami for the charges, but being that the ranking of that type of crime in Florida is so high, it’s likely that the feds will be taking over jurisdiction of his case.
First-degree organized fraud carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. Ironically, Big Meech is currently serving 30 years in federal prison for controlling and overseeing a national cocaine trafficking ring.
TheSoure.com will provide more updates to this story as details develop.
In an exclusive interview with All The Smoke, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., who plays his father in the 50 Cent-powered BMF series on the Starz network, talks about the moment he realized who his father really was and his impact on the drug game.
The story of the Flenory Brothers is shown in acute detail in the BMF series, but in real life, the son of Big Meech had no idea that his dad was a notorious drug dealer until well into his teens. The 21-year-old Flenory explained, “I really didn’t understand until I started my teenage years. I’m hearing the rappers say his name in songs and I’m going out and I’m just running into all type of different people and they tellin’ me what my dad did for them. Because my family still wasn’t telling me as I grew up, like, ‘Your daddy is Big Meech.’”
Big Meech was convicted of running a nationwide Continual Criminal Enterprise and Conspiracy To Launder Money Instruments until the FBI took down the Black Mafia Family in 2007. Meech was given a 30-year sentence but had some of his time reduced this past summer, as Judge David M. Lawson took 36 months off of Meech’s 360-month sentence.
Demetrius Flenory Jr. Aka Lil Meech reveals the pressure he felt taking on the role of playing his father, Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory.
Founder of the “Black Mafia Family,” Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory was incarcerated when his son Lil Meech was 5 years old. Now he finds himself at the perfect age to play his dad in the true-life drama story STARZ is bringing to television. Already renewed for season 2, BMF is just starting to scratch the surface of the “Black Mafia Family’s” story.
“No one’s credibility amounts to his. I just want him to tell me he’s proud- he’s seen it, and he’s happy I did it and I killed it.” Lil Meech shared with the Source. “Once I hear that, then it’s all good for me. That’s what I want for my family.” Meech added while explaining how high the stakes were for him to deliver on playing his dad in his acting debut.
Executive producer, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson shared Big Meech was in constant communication with his son Lil Meech and creator Randy Huggins throughout the whole process. 50 Cent and Randy Huggins also revealed the significance and impact of the “Black Mafia Family’s” story on today’s culture.
BMF follows the story of brothers Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory (Demetrius Flenory, Jr.) and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory (Da’Vinchi), from inner-city Detroit during the 1980s. Forming to create the most prominent drug trafficking organization in the country known as the “Black Mafia Family.” The Flenory brothers must balance their desire to grab a slice of the American Dream, with the desires of what their own parents want for them.
Watch Kash Doll who plays Monique Greene and the other cast members break down the process of getting prepared to transform themselves into true-life characters based in the 1980s.
We spoke with Russell Hornsby (Fences, The Hate You Give, Lincoln Heights), Michole Briana White (Malignant, Reed Between the Lines, Love That Girl), Da’Vinchi ( All American, Grown-ish, The Way Back) Steve Harris (The Practice, Law & Order, Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman). Along with executive producer and director Curtis “50 Cent Jackson and BMF executive producer and creator Randy Huggins ( Power, Star, Criminal Minds).
The cast and crew of BMF walked the red carpet for the series that premieres Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 9 PM.
BMF Executive Producer and Writer, Randy Huggins was all smiles. While cast members Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Da’Vinchi, Russell Hornsby, Michole Briana White, Ajiona Alexus, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Myles Truitt shared group photos. Steve Harris, La La Anthony and Arkeisha “Kash Doll” Knight also walked the red carpet and celebrated the night.
More celebs that were spotted out include Monica, Kandi Burress, Jacob Latimore, Michael Epps, Jamira “Cuban Link” Haines, Ari Fletcher, Anthony Hamilton, Angie Stone, and Clifton Powell.
David Banner, Jacquees, Young Thug, Gunna and STARZ, President and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch was also in the mix for the star studded evening.
BMF follows the story of two brothers who created the Black Mafia Family, the most prominent drug distribution network in American history, and is set to premiere on Sunday, September 26 on Starz.
Check out the photo gallery of the BMF premiere red carpet below…
All photos courtesy of Paras Griffin/Getty Images for STARZ.