On Wednesday, rapper Yella Beezy was convicted of hiring the shooter responsible for the death of rapper MO3 during a bold daytime assault on a crowded Dallas interstate in 2020.
The 35-year-old, whose real name is Markies Conway, was found guilty of capital murder by a Dallas County jury regarding the killing of MO3, whose actual name was Melvin Noble. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the chance of parole.
In September, Kewon White was also convicted of capital murder for fatally shooting Noble and received a life sentence without 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 correct decision today.”
He further noted, “This has been one of the most difficult cases we’ve faced in the past six years.”
Conway gained recognition 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 notably recognized for a 2019 remix of Errybody with Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz.
Theory of revenge emerges after earlier shooting
On November 11, 2020, at approximately noon, Noble, 28, was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas when White reportedly pulled up next to him and exited his vehicle brandishing a firearm.
Authorities stated that Noble exited his car and attempted to flee on the freeway as White opened fire.
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 reported that White wore a mask and discharged over 40 rounds from an AK-47-style weapon while pursuing Noble.
Police indicated that White shot both Noble and a bystander in a nearby vehicle. The bystander survived, but Noble succumbed to his injuries in a hospital.
Prosecutors alleged that Conway paid White $40,000 for the execution of the shooting.
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During the closing arguments, the prosecution presented jurors with a video segment featuring Conway discussing revenge in an interview, where he stated 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 survived an attack while driving on a tollway in the Dallas area when an assailant approached him and opened fire, hitting him three times.
“This was meant for everyone to witness,” Biggins remarked. “Over a rap feud, we are here for capital murder.”
The defense contended that the prosecution failed to establish their case sufficiently. “This is capital murder, and the state has presented you with a lot of conjecture,” defense attorney John Gussio stated.