11/11/2026 A Dallas County jury found rapper Yella Beezy, born Markies Conway, guilty of capital murder for paying a gunman to kill rapper MO3 (Melvin Noble) in 2020. The verdict came after about two weeks of testimony in his trial, and his attorney has said he plans to appeal. Prosecutors had argued the killing was revenge for a 2018 shooting that wounded Yella Beezy.
27/10/2026 Yella Beezy's capital murder trial began in Dallas after a jury was seated the previous day. Prosecutors presented witnesses, including MO3's mother and girlfriend, in an effort to prove he ordered the 2020 killing. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge, which carries a possible life sentence without parole.
28/03/2025 Yella Beezy's bond was reduced to $750,000 during a hearing on March 27, 2025, after his defense argued his community ties and lack of prior convictions. He posted bond and was released from Dallas County Jail on March 28, 2025, at approximately 10:04 a.m. Release conditions include house arrest with ankle monitoring, passport surrender, random drug and alcohol testing, no weapons possession, no contact with victims or witnesses, and court permission required for travel outside Dallas and Denton Counties.
20/03/2025 Markies Deandre Conway, known as Yella Beezy, was arrested on March 20, 2025, by Dallas County authorities on capital murder-for-hire charges related to the November 2020 shooting death of fellow Dallas rapper MO3 (Melvin Noble). A grand jury indicted him on March 18, 2025, alleging he hired gunman Kewon Dontrell White to kill Noble on Interstate 35E near the Dallas Zoo in exchange for payment. Initial bond was set at $2 million.
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