A lifer jailed for a gangland murder poses with his ‘influencer’ girlfriend inside prison for a loved-up photo shared on their TikTok accounts.
Taylor Meanley was just 17 when he fired a shotgun at 20-year-old Lewis Williams in what prosecutors called ‘a planned execution’.
He was jailed for a minimum of 27 years over the 2021 attack that year along with three others for their roles in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
The Daily Mail previously revealed the unrepentant gang member amassed 10,000 followers on Instagram through his glorification of his crimes using self-made rap music videos from inside a high security prison.
Meanley can now be seen grinning widely next to his blonde girlfriend, who proudly shared the image with her thousands of TikTok followers.
The young woman, Bobby-Jo, was met with hundreds of comments after sharing the cosy snap, including some reading ‘make sure you hold it down for him’ and ‘what a pair of cuties’.
The photo is understood to have been taken by prison staff during a visit and then sent to the killer’s girlfriend – it was not allowed to be shared online.
But another TikTok account appearing to be Meanley’s also shared the photo to more than 12 thousand fans with the caption ‘real 1’ followed by a love heart.
Murderer Taylor Meanley (left) is seen pictured with his ‘influencer’ girlfriend (right) inside prison
The photo is understood to have been taken by prison staff during a visit and then sent to the killer’s girlfriend Bobby-Jo (pictured) – but was not allowed to be shared online
The same page, set up to glorify Meanley’s rap alias T Shotz, also revealed the killer had a TV in his cell, a drawer full of snacks and a rail of designer clothes including Canada Goose coats.
Some of the chilling clips were posted just a few weeks ago.
Im one video, Meanley brags of his love of firearms and mocks his victim, who died from wounds to the neck.
He says: ‘From young I’ve been silly, always kept my hands on it… Always loved my shotties [shotguns] and my handguns.
‘Slide round to mine and get banged on [shot].
‘All you cap [fake] rappers – you don’t bang guns or slang [sell] drugs, I don’t listen.
‘I’m back on the wing where I’m linked up with killers, straight back on the phone landing drones, f*** visits.’
He then uses his two hands to imitate a gun firing as he makes a chilling reference to his murder, with the lyrics: ‘Caught a head shot with a shottie, bro I caught a pack.’
He appears with another prisoner in another clip, where he continues to brag of his exploits.
All images were taken down by the platform after they were revealed by the Mail.
Meanley, along with Jack Parkes, 21, were convicted of murder while Joe Anderton, 18, and Arlind Nika, 16, were jailed for manslaughter.
During the trial, jurors heard that on 11 January 2021, the four defendants toured the Mexborough area in a Jaguar looking for Mr Williams.
Gang member Taylor Meanley (pictured) was just 17 when he fired a shotgun at 20-year-old Lewis Williams in what prosecutors called ‘a planned execution’
Bobby-Jo (pictured) proudly shared the image of her killer boyfriend with her thousands of TikTok followers
Lewis Williams (pictured), 20, died after being shot in the neck by Meanley, who was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 27 years in prison
The victim, who was hit at close range, suffered ‘catastrophic injuries’ and died from injuries to his neck and chest.
It was heard the getaway vehicle was later found burned out near Ingsfield Lane, in Bolton upon Dearne.
In tributes to Mr Williams following the murder, his brother Jason wrote online: ‘Proper love him so much, best thing in world he was, honestly the proudest brother of all time I was!’
Possessing or using a phone in prison without authorisation is a criminal offence.
Inmates are prohibited from having personal cell phones, and any unauthorised device can lead to additional jail time and fines.
However, inmates can use authorised prison phones – but only to call pre-approved numbers, which are subject to monitoring.
There has in recent years been a spike in the use of drones to drop drugs, phones and weapons into jails across Britiain.
Unrepentant Meanley (pictured) has amassed almost 10,000 followers on Instagram for his glorification of his crimes using self-made rap music videos
A prison source said a number of targeted countermeasures are being used to stop them such as improvements to windows, netting and grilles to stop drones from successful drops.
A Prison Service spokesman said: ‘We are aware of these unacceptable posts and have requested their removal.
‘Any offender caught using a phone or social media in prison faces punishment, which could include additional time behind bars.’
