Alleged BMF leader Big Meech won’t get his own trial

A federal judge has denied a request from Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory” alleged co-leader of the multistate cocaine enterprise the Black Mafia Family ”asking that he be tried separately from his co-defendants.

The judge’s decision means that Meech, a flashy Atlanta-based hip-hop entrepreneur who could face life in prison on a continuing criminal enterprise charge, is still scheduled for trial Aug. 6 in Detroit. According to an order filed last week by U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn, Meech will be tried with eight of his 41 co-defendants, including his brother and alleged co-leader, Terry “Southwest T” Flenory.

Meech’s lawyers had filed a motion for a separate trial on June 20, claiming that a 2004 split between Meech and Southwest T ”who allegedly birthed a $270 million drug ring in their native Detroit and later moved to Atlanta and L.A., respectively” would unfairly characterize Meech’s continued role in the organization.

So far, 10 of Meech and Southwest T’s co-defendants have pleaded guilty, with two more pleas scheduled this month. Two of the 10 have agreed to cooperate with the feds.

Another four co-defendants, who face only money-laundering charges and include the Flenory brothers’ father, Charles Flenory, and New York jeweler to the stars Jacob “the Jeweler” Arabov, will be tried separately.

It’s unclear when or if the 16 remaining co-defendants will go to trial, though court records indicate that at least three of them have given witness statements.

The judge’s order states that a list of witnesses who will be called in the Aug. 6 trial must be filed by July 20.