{"id":427473,"date":"2026-09-05T21:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427473\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T21:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:36:10","slug":"dallas-rapper-yella-beezy-to-go-on-trial-after-shooter-in-plot-to-kill-rival-mo3-found-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427473\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas rapper Yella Beezy to go on trial after shooter in plot to kill rival MO3 found guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas rapper Yella Beezy<\/a> will go on trial on Sept. 14 for allegedly paying a gunman $40,000 to kill rival rapper MO3<\/a> in 2020 after a yearslong, tit-for-tat rap beef. <\/p>\n

The gunman, Kewon White<\/a>, was found guilty of capital murder Friday evening. Prosecutors presented video and cell phone evidence that showed White gunned down MO3, whose real name is Melvin Noble, on I-35 in Dallas. <\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Noble’s murder was revenge for a 2018 attack on Yella Beezy, real name Markies Conway<\/a>, who was shot three times<\/a> on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Lewisville. <\/p>\n

Dallas detective Eric Barnes testified that Noble was connected to that shooting, and it came shortly after the killing of Noble’s friend Roy Lee Pate \u2014 a Dallas comedian who publicly lashed out at Conway. His murder remains a cold case. <\/p>\n

Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Tommy Adams told the jury during closing arguments that Conway chose White to carry out the killing because he was “expendable.” <\/p>\n

“They thought they were smart,” Adams said. “They picked somebody who nobody knew. A no-name.” <\/p>\n

Prosecutors say another co-defendant in the case \u2014 Devin Brown, who was a friend of Conway \u2014 was crucial to finding Noble’s location a day before the killing. <\/p>\n

Noble was dating the mother of Brown’s children and was at her apartment on Nov. 10. Brown called his son that day and learned Noble was at the apartment. <\/p>\n

Now knowing Noble’s location, White parked outside the apartment for 18 hours and waited for Noble to leave. <\/p>\n

Once he did eventually leave, White followed him onto the highway and killed him.<\/p>\n

“There is beyond any possible doubt that this was over a beef, and that there was a promise and bounty on Melvin Noble’s head from Markies Conway and Davarius Moore,” Adams said, referring to rapper Trapboy Freddy, who also had rap beef with Noble. <\/p>\n

White’s lawyer, Bree West, told jurors during closing arguments that detective Barnes’ investigation fell apart when trying to prove remuneration \u2014 the legal term for payment. <\/p>\n

“And it fell apart, not because he didn’t do an outstanding job as it relates to finding evidence of a murder, it’s that there wasn’t evidence of remuneration,” West said. “There wasn’t evidence of a promise of remuneration.” <\/p>\n

The question of whether or not there was a payment will be even more central in Conway’s trial. He faces a charge of capital murder while remuneration, which carries the punishment of either death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. <\/p>\n

Jury selection for Conway’s trial is scheduled to begin on Sept. 14. <\/p>\n

Dylan Duke is KERA’s breaking news reporter. Got a tip? Email Dylan at\u00a0dduke@kera.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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