Dallas Rapper Yella Beezy Convicted of Capital Murder in Mo3 Killing
Yella Beezy found guilty of capital murder for the 2020 shooting death of rapper Mo3, sentenced to life without parole. The jury reached a unanimous verdict six years after the killing.
Dallas Rapper Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Mo3 Murder
Yella Beezy, the Dallas rapper whose real name is Markies Conway, has been found guilty of capital murder in the 2020 killing of fellow rapper Mo3 and sentenced to life without parole. Complex.com reports that a jury reached the unanimous verdict on Wednesday, nearly six years after Mo3 — born Melvin Noble, aged 28 — was fatally shot on 11 November 2020.
Several people abruptly left the courtroom as the sentence was handed down, while others wept. Beezy, 35, was handcuffed and led away following the mandatory sentence.
Bounty Alleged and Co-Defendants Named
Prosecutors argued that Beezy placed a bounty on Mo3. Co-defendant Devin Brown allegedly shared the victim's location, while middleman Jerry Johnson allegedly transferred payment to the gunman, Kewon White. White had already been convicted of capital murder in September and sentenced to life. Brown, whom the defence pointed to as the primary perpetrator during trial, is scheduled for a separate trial.
On the day of the killing, a masked gunman chased Mo3 on foot along Interstate 35 and fatally shot him with a rifle. Neurosurgeon Randall Graham, who testified for the prosecution, said he was in the car directly behind Noble when the gunfire broke out. Rapper Jose Bodega, who had previously described the feud before a grand jury, reversed course on the stand, claiming "I made it up," prompting the judge to allow prosecutors to treat him as a hostile witness.
Feud Traced Back to 2017
The dispute between Beezy and Mo3 stretched back to 2017, when comedian Roy Lee Pate, a friend of Mo3, was assaulted following a confrontation involving Beezy, according to the Dallas Observer. Pate was subsequently shot at a Dallas petrol station in September 2018 and died the following month.
Also in 2018, Beezy was shot multiple times while inside his white Mercedes on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Lewisville. Prosecutors contended that Mo3's song "2 Nineteen" suggested he had a role in that attack.
Beezy was arrested on 20 March 2025, more than four years after the shooting.
Trial Featured Disputed Evidence
During proceedings, prosecutors sought to introduce Beezy's song lyrics as evidence of motive — a move that drew significant attention ahead of the trial. The case had been closely followed in the Dallas music community, with the feud between the two artists documented over several years prior to the fatal shooting.
CBS News Texas reported that Brown's trial is expected to follow in the coming period.
Source: The Sun