A Dallas jury returned a unanimous verdict, and the rapper was sentenced to life without parole.
Read the storyNovember 11, 2026, 5:42 p.m. Central time.
A Dallas County jury has convicted rapper Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, of capital murder in the 2020 killing of fellow rapper MO3, whose name was Melvin Noble.
The jury returned a unanimous verdict Wednesday, and Conway was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Associated Press reported. His defense attorney said he plans to appeal, according to CBS Texas.
Prosecutors said Conway hired Kewon White to kill Noble amid a longstanding feud. White was separately convicted of capital murder in September and sentenced to life without parole, AP reported.
The defense argued that prosecutors had not proved the case and challenged the evidence presented at trial, according to AP. The jury’s verdict resolved the trial; the planned appeal would be a separate stage of the legal process.
Authorities said Noble was driving on Interstate 35 in Dallas on November 11, 2020, when White pulled alongside him. Noble left his vehicle and ran as the gunman fired, according to AP’s account of the case.
Noble died at a hospital. A bystander in another vehicle was also shot and survived, police told AP. Noble was 28.
November 11, 2020: Noble was fatally shot in Dallas. September 2026: White was convicted of capital murder. November 11, 2026: A jury convicted Conway, who was sentenced to life without parole.
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Associated Press: verdict and sentence · NBC Dallas-Fort Worth: court report · CBS Texas: defense plans appeal
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