Yella Beezy’s defense team suffered a setback Monday after a judge refused to dismiss the rapper’s capital murder case in connection with the killing of Dallas musician MO3.
The ruling came shortly after prosecutors finished presenting their evidence in the alleged murder-for-hire plot, which dates back to November 2020.
Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, is accused of paying Kewon White to kill MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. Conway has denied any involvement and pleaded not guilty.
According to FOX 4, defense attorney Toby Shook challenged the prosecution’s case, questioning the investigation and the relationships between detectives and cooperating witnesses. Shook also questioned Dallas Police Detective Eric Barnes about lengthy conversations with witness Theodore Thomas that Barnes admitted he never documented.
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The defense later called Lynn Scott, who previously worked with Conway through Hitco Entertainment.
Scott testified that Conway had traveled to California for work before MO3’s death and stayed longer at the label’s request but prosecutors confronted her with text messages discussing the shooting just hours after it happened.
In one exchange, Scott urged the team to “strategize messaging around what just happened in Dallas.” When questioned about the timing, she responded, “I’m a marketer.”
White, whom prosecutors identify as the gunman, has already received a life sentence for MO3’s murder.
The defense is expected to continue presenting its case today.