A Dallas County jury found Yella Beezy guilty of capital murder on Wednesday, November 11, convicting the Dallas rapper of hiring the gunman who killed fellow Dallas artist MO3 in a daylight shooting on Interstate 35 in 2020. The jury's verdict was unanimous, according to CNN.
LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
Yella Beezy, born Markies Conway, 35, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors said Conway paid Kewon White $40,000 to carry out the shooting, and the case was tried as capital murder by remuneration — a murder for hire. White was convicted of capital murder in September and was also sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to XXL.
SIX YEARS TO THE DAY
The verdict landed exactly six years after MO3, born Melvin Noble, was killed on November 11, 2020. Noble, 28, was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas around noon when White pulled alongside him, stepped out with a gun, and chased him on foot along the freeway, firing as Noble ran, according to CNN. Noble died at a hospital; a bystander in another car was also shot and survived.
Conway had pleaded not guilty and denied taking part in the killing, and his defense argued the state had not proven its case. The trial ran about two weeks in Dallas County before closing arguments on Tuesday, November 10. A third defendant, Devin Brown, is also charged in connection with Noble's death and is awaiting trial, according to Baller Alert.
Yella Beezy is best known for his 2017 single "That's On Me" and the 2019 record "Bacc At It Again" with Quavo and Gucci Mane. MO3 was best known for his 2019 remix of "Errybody" with Boosie Badazz.
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