Yella Beezy‘s murder trial is closing in fast, with new filings confirming an August court date for the 2020 killing of Mo3.
Court records show pre-trial hearings on July 16, 17 and 24, with the jury trial beginning August 24 under Judge Chika Anyiam. Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, faces a capital murder charge over allegations he paid a gunman to kill Mo3, born Melvin Noble. Prosecutors say a masked gunman ambushed Mo3 on Interstate 35E in Dallas on November 11, 2020, chasing him down before opening fire. Mo3 was struck multiple times and later died at a hospital, while a bystander in another vehicle was also hit but survived.
Investigators tied the shooting to Kewon Dontrell White, who’s serving a nine-year federal sentence on an unrelated gun charge and remains charged in Mo3’s death. Devin Maurice Brown was also indicted in the case and is expected to face his own separate trial, according to WFAA. Conway has pleaded not guilty and denies any involvement in Mo3’s death. No reports so far confirm whether White plans to testify against Beezy or whether prosecutors struck any cooperation deal with him. Beezy’s defense has pushed for the names of informants and witnesses cooperating with the state, arguing they need the information to prepare his case.