Rapper Yella Beezy Charged With Hiring Hitman to Murder Musician Mo3
There is a major update in the shooting death of a Dallas-based musician.
Rapper Yella Beezy (real name Markies Deandre Conway) was arrested and indicted by a grand jury March 18 on a charge of capital murder in the 2020 killing of Mo3, according to court records obtained by E! News.
The indictment alleges Conway, 33, coordinated the killing of Mo3 (real name Melvin Noble), and hired a hitman named Kewon Dontrell White, 26, to shoot the rapper, according to the documents.
Court records did not list an attorney who could speak on behalf of Conway. E! News has reached out to reps for White for comment and has not heard back.
Following the news of Conway's arrest, Noble's mom Nichole Williams Noble celebrated the update, writing on Facebook March 20, 'JUSTICE FOR MY BABY!!!!'
Noble, 28, was killed on a Dallas freeway in November 2020 after police say he was approached by White and chased on foot before being shot multiple times.
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'The suspect exited his vehicle and began approaching the victim,' Dallas Police Sergeant Warren Mitchell told local outlet NBC DFW at the time. 'The victim then got out of his vehicle and began running southward on the interstate. The suspect, who was armed with a firearm, began firing several rounds at the victim, striking him.'
He continued, 'The victim was transported to an area hospital where he was subsequently pronounced deceased from his injuries.'
A bystander was also shot during the incident, though police noted his injuries were not life-threatening.
The alleged hitman White was arrested and charged with Noble's murder in December 2020, and was later indicted in the case in February 2021, according to NBC DFW. Another man named Devin Maurice Brown, 32, was also indicted in April 2021 and accused of helping coordinate Mo3's murder, per the outlet.
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