Yella Beezy Found Guilty of Capital Murder in the Death of MO3 — Six Years to the Day Later
A Dallas County jury found Markies “Yella Beezy” Conway guilty of capital murder on Wednesday in the death of fellow Dallas rapper MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. Judge Chika Anyiam read the verdict in the courtroom: “We, the jury, unanimously find the defendant, Markies Conway, guilty of capital murder.” The verdict landed on November 11, 2026 — exactly six years to the day after MO3 was killed.
Conway was convicted of capital murder by remuneration — murder for hire. Prosecutors told jurors that Conway paid Kewon White $40,000 to kill Noble, and after 11 days of testimony, the jury sided with the state. Closing arguments wrapped on Tuesday, deliberations continued into Wednesday morning, and jurors were not given the option of convicting Conway on any lesser offense.
Because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, the conviction carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole — the only sentence available under Texas law for this charge once the state waives death. Conway, who pleaded not guilty and denied any involvement, can still appeal the verdict.
MO3 was shot and killed on November 11, 2020, on Interstate 35E in Dallas, in broad daylight. A gunman chased him on foot along the highway before opening fire. The shooting froze Dallas rap in place, and the case around it has been building ever since.
Prosecutors built the case on a feud between the two rappers that reporting dates back to 2017. Conway was arrested in March 2025 and indicted for capital murder in Noble’s death. This fall, the case produced its first conviction: on September 4, 2026, a separate jury found Kewon White guilty of capital murder, and Judge Anyiam sentenced White to life in prison without parole for carrying out the shooting.
At trial, the state leaned on Conway’s own words — during closing arguments, prosecutors played a clip from his 2019 interview in which he talked about wanting to “get my lick back” after he was shot in 2018, and told jurors flatly, “I’m not prosecuting rap.” The defense argued the state never proved Conway paid White or promised him anything for the killing. The jury was not persuaded.
The guilty verdict does not close the book on this case. A third defendant, Devin Brown, is also charged in connection with MO3’s death, and Conway’s defense team can appeal Wednesday’s verdict. Six years after the I-35 shooting, the man prosecutors say ordered it is now facing the same sentence as the man who pulled the trigger.
Sources: FOX 4 Dallas–Fort Worth · WFAA · CBS News Texas · NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth · The Dallas Morning News
