On Wednesday, rapper Yella Beezy was convicted of hiring the individual responsible for the fatal shooting of rapper MO3 during a brazen daytime assault on a crowded Dallas interstate in 2020.
The 35-year-old artist, whose real name is Markies Conway, was found guilty of capital murder by a jury in Dallas County regarding the death of MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. He received a life sentence in prison without the chance for parole.
In September, Kewon White was also convicted of capital murder for the shooting death of Noble and 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.
Lead prosecutor Tommy Adams expressed gratitude for the verdict, stating, “We don’t know what influenced the jurors… We believe they made the right choice today.”
“This has been one of the most difficult cases we’ve encountered over the past six years,” he remarked.
Conway is recognized for his 2017 hit single That’s On Me and the 2019 track Bacc At It Again, featuring Quavo and Gucci Mane.
Noble boasted over 800,000 followers on Instagram and gained fame for his 2019 remix of Errybody alongside Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz.
Revenge theory suggested after prior shooting
On November 11, 2020, around noon, Noble, 28, was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas when White reportedly approached him. White exited his vehicle armed with a gun, according to authorities.
Noble then got out of his car and attempted to flee on the freeway while White fired at him, as per law enforcement reports.
MO3 is shown at a BET Awards event in Los Angeles on June 23, 2018, just over two years before he was shot. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)
Adams revealed that White donned a mask and unleashed more than 40 rounds from an AK-47-style pistol while pursuing Noble.
White shot both Noble and a bystander who was inside a nearby vehicle, according to police reports. The bystander survived, but Noble succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
Prosecutors alleged that Conway compensated White with $40,000 for the murder.
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During the closing statements, prosecutors presented jurors with a video featuring Conway discussing revenge in an interview, where he mentioned he would “get his lick back.” Prosecutor Krystal Biggins compared Noble’s murder to a shooting incident in 2018 that injured Conway.
In October 2018, Conway narrowly escaped death when he was shot while driving on a tollway in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville, after an assailant pulled up beside him and fired, striking him three times.
“This was for everyone to witness,” Biggins remarked. “Due to a rap dispute, we find ourselves here for capital murder.”
The defense contended that the prosecution failed to establish their case. “This qualifies as capital murder, and the state has presented you with a substantial amount of conjecture,” defense attorney John Gussio stated.
