On Wednesday, rapper Yella Beezy was convicted of hiring the individual responsible for the fatal shooting of rapper MO3 during a bold daylight assault on a crowded Dallas interstate in 2020.
The 35-year-old, whose birth name is Markies Conway, was found guilty of capital murder by a Dallas County jury in connection with MO3’s death; MO3’s real name was Melvin Noble. He received a life sentence without the chance of parole.
Earlier in September, Kewon White was also found guilty of capital murder for shooting Noble. Like Yella Beezy, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
According to prosecutors, the murder stemmed from a long-standing feud between Conway and Noble, both of whom resided in Dallas.
“We are uncertain what influenced the jurors’ decision… We are grateful for the verdict,” lead prosecutor Tommy Adams stated to the media. “We believe they reached the correct conclusion today.”
“This has been one of the most complex cases we’ve faced over the past six years,” he continued.
Conway gained fame for his 2017 track That’s On Me and the 2019 collaboration Bacc At It Again featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane.
Noble boasted over 800,000 followers on Instagram and was widely recognized for a 2019 remix of Errybody alongside Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz.
Revenge theory suggested following prior shooting
On November 11, 2020, around noon, Noble, aged 28, was traveling on Interstate 35 in south Dallas when White allegedly drove up next to him. Authorities reported that White exited his vehicle brandishing a firearm.
Noble reportedly left his own vehicle and began to flee along the freeway while White fired at him.
MO3 is depicted at a BET Awards event in Los Angeles on June 23, 2018, just over two years prior to his shooting. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)
Adams mentioned that White was masked and discharged over 40 rounds from an AK-47-style weapon while pursuing Noble.
Authorities stated that White shot Noble as well as a bystander in a vehicle; the bystander survived, but Noble succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
Prosecutors claimed that Conway provided White with $40,000 for the shooting.
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During the closing arguments, the prosecution presented jurors with a video where Conway discussed revenge, stating he would “get his lick back.” Prosecutor Krystal Biggins contrasted the murder of Noble with a shooting incident in 2018 that left Conway injured.
In October 2018, Conway escaped a shooting while driving on a toll road in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville when an assailant pulled alongside him and opened fire, hitting him three times.
“This was for everyone to witness,” Biggins remarked. “Due to a rap feud, we are now here for capital murder.”
The defense contended that the prosecution failed to establish a solid case. “This is capital murder, and the state has presented a lot of conjecture,” defense attorney John Gussio stated.