Yella Beezy has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
The Dallas rapper was found guilty of capital murder in the 2020 killing of fellow rapper MO3, with a jury concluding that he orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot.
In a striking turn of events, the verdict was delivered exactly six years to the day MO3 was fatally shot.
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According to the Associated Press, a Dallas County jury unanimously convicted Beezy, born Markies Conway, today (November 11).
The 35-year-old was subsequently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors argued that Beezy paid gunman Kewon White $40,000 to kill MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, following a longstanding feud between the rappers.
MO3, 28, was gunned down on Interstate 35 in Dallas on November 11, 2020. He had attempted to escape on foot when he was fatally shot. A bystander was also wounded but survived.
Throughout the trial, Beezy maintained his innocence, with his legal team challenging the prosecution’s evidence.
During closing arguments, defense attorney John Gussio insisted:
“This is capital murder and the state has brought you a lot of speculation.”
However, jurors ultimately sided with prosecutors.
The conviction comes almost two months after White, the man responsible for pulling the trigger, was also sentenced to life without parole.
A third defendant, Devin Brown, has also been charged in connection with MO3’s death.
The verdict marks a major development in a case that has stretched across six years.
