From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Amber Kite · · 1m 10s
Yella Beezy goes on trial for MO3's killing
Five years after a rapper was gunned down on I-35, the man accused of ordering it faces a Dallas jury.
In brief
Five years after a rapper was gunned down on I-35, the man accused of ordering it faces a Dallas jury. The shooter is already convicted. Now prosecutors have to prove Markies Conway paid for the hit. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Jury selection starts Monday
Markies Conway, the Dallas rapper known as Yella Beezy, goes before a jury on a capital murder charge for allegedly orchestrating the 2020 killing of fellow rapper MO3.
An ambush on I-35
MO3, legally Melvin Noble Jr., was shot on Interstate 35 in Dallas in broad daylight in 2020. The killing happened on an open highway, in front of traffic.
“the broad-daylight shooting of the rapper”
The gunman is already guilty
Kewon White was convicted of capital murder earlier this month for pulling the trigger. His conviction sets the stage for the case against the man accused of hiring him.
A feud that turned lethal
Prosecutors say Conway paid White to kill MO3 over a long-running rivalry between the two rappers.
“another rapper, Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, hired White to carry out the murder over a long-running feud”
The defense wants more time
Conway's attorneys filed a motion to push back the trial. The judge is expected to rule on the delay request before jury selection gets underway.
At a glance
The shooter is already convicted. Now prosecutors have to prove Markies Conway paid for the hit.
