Rapper Yella Beezy was convicted on Wednesday for hiring the shooter responsible for the death of rapper MO3 during a bold daytime assault on a crowded Dallas interstate in 2020.
Yella Beezy, aged 35 and known as Markies Conway, was found guilty of capital murder by a Dallas County jury in connection with the death of MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. He received a life sentence without the chance of parole.
In September, Kewon White was found guilty of capital murder for the fatal shooting of Noble and was also sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The prosecution stated that 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 jury’s decision, saying, “We appreciate the verdict. We believe they made the right choice today. We don’t know what changed their minds.” He added, “This has been one of the most challenging cases in the past six years.”
Conway gained fame with his 2017 hit 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 well-known for his 2019 remix of Errybody alongside Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz.
Revenge theory raised after prior shooting
According to authorities, on November 11, 2020, at around noon, Noble, 28, was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas when White pulled up next to him and exited his vehicle with a firearm.
Noble fled from his own car onto the freeway while White opened fire, police reported.
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 indicated that White was masked and discharged over 40 rounds from an AK-47-style weapon while pursuing Noble.
During the incident, Noble was shot, along with a bystander in a nearby vehicle, who survived, but Noble succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
Prosecutors alleged that Conway paid White a sum of $40,000 for the assassination.
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During closing arguments, prosecutors presented jurors with a video of Conway discussing revenge in an interview, stating he would “get his lick back.” Prosecutor Krystal Biggins compared Noble’s murder to a prior shooting incident that left Conway injured in 2018.
In October 2018, Conway survived a shooting while driving on a tollway in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville when someone fired shots at him from a passing vehicle, hitting him three times.
“This was for the world to see,” Biggins remarked. “Over a rap feud, we are here for capital murder.”
The defense contended that the prosecution failed to establish a solid case. “This is capital murder, and the state has provided you with a lot of speculation,” defense attorney John Gussio stated.