Case File · Dallas, Texas

Yella Beezy is accused—not convicted—of involvement in MO3’s fatal shooting.

MO3 was shot and killed on Interstate 35 in Dallas on November 11, 2020. In 2025, Dallas prosecutors charged fellow rapper Yella Beezy with allegedly arranging the killing. These are allegations — the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Homicide Murder-for-hire allegation Dallas County, Texas Charged 2025 Not convicted

Victim

Melvin "MO3" Noble

Date

November 11, 2020

Location

Interstate 35, Dallas

Accused

Yella Beezy (Markies Conway)

Case status

Charged · trial underway

Accused, not convicted No guilty verdict has been returned against Yella Beezy or any co-defendant in MO3's death.

MO3 was shot and killed on Interstate 35 in Dallas on November 11, 2020. In 2025, Dallas prosecutors charged fellow rapper Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, with allegedly arranging the killing and hiring Kewon White to carry it out. Devin Brown was also charged in connection with the case. These are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Source: FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth.

NEW Latest updates

Murder-for-hire trial opens in Dallas FOX 4 · 2025

Yella Beezy charged in the case Dallas County

Allegation

Arranging the fatal shooting of MO3

Kewon White charged with murder Court records

Allegation

Carrying out the shooting on Interstate 35

Devin Brown named as a co-defendant Court records

Allegation

Participating in the killing

Prosecutors describe an arranged hit State's case

Theory of the case

The shooting was planned and paid for, not spontaneous

Defense rejects the charges Defense attorneys

Position

Yella Beezy denies any involvement in MO3's death

Sources: FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth; Dallas County court records. Reviewed October 2026.

00 Case snapshot

Victim MO3

Name

Melvin Noble, the Dallas rapper known as MO3

Accused Yella Beezy

Legal name

Markies Conway

Charge Dallas County, Texas

Allegation

Arranging the fatal shooting of MO3

Proceedings Trial stage

Next step

Jury decides — presumption of innocence applies until then

This page summarizes public reporting and court records. Charges are accusations only: a person is treated as not guilty unless and until a jury returns a guilty verdict.

01 The victim: MO3

Melvin "MO3" Noble Victim

Profile

Dallas rapper known for his "Shottaz" mixtape series; he died at 28 in the shooting on I-35.

02 Timeline

Nov 11, 2020

MO3 is shot and killed on Interstate 35 in Dallas after a daytime pursuit on the highway.

2020–2024

Investigation Dallas homicide detectives reconstruct the chase and the shooting; suspects are identified and arrests follow.

Arrests Kewon White is arrested and charged with murder, and other defendants are charged as the case develops.

2025

Charges and trial Dallas prosecutors charge Yella Beezy with arranging the killing, and the murder-for-hire trial begins.

03 What prosecutors allege

1 The chase

Prosecutors say MO3 was pursued onto Interstate 35 before he was shot on the highway.

2 The alleged plot

The state alleges that Yella Beezy arranged the killing and hired Kewon White to carry it out.

3 The alleged shooter

Kewon White is accused of firing the fatal shots and faces a murder charge in Dallas County.

4 The co-defendant

Devin Brown was also charged in connection with the case as an alleged participant.

04 Evidence cited in the case

A Phone records Reported

Investigators say call and location data places the suspects in contact around the time of the shooting.

B Highway and surveillance video Reported

Footage from Interstate 35 and nearby cameras was used to reconstruct the pursuit that ended in the shooting.

C Witness testimony Contested

Witness accounts are central to the prosecution's case and are expected to be challenged by the defense at trial.

Sources: public court records and reporting by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth. Descriptions above reflect allegations made by prosecutors.

05 What is actually charged

The state's theory is a murder-for-hire plot: that the killing of MO3 was arranged and paid for rather than spontaneous.

Prosecutors say Yella Beezy planned the attack, that Kewon White pulled the trigger, and that Devin Brown helped. Every link in that chain is an accusation the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.

No defendant has been convicted. The presumption of innocence stands until a jury says otherwise.

Presumption of innocence

Being charged is not the same as being found guilty. The defendants in this case have not been convicted of any crime in MO3's death.

Allegations, not findings

Statements from police and prosecutors describe what the state intends to prove — not what has already been proven.

06 Open question

Did Yella Beezy kill MO3? Unanswered

No such finding exists. He has not been convicted, and the claim against him is that he arranged the shooting — an allegation his defense denies. A jury, not a headline, decides it.

07 Key figures

Four people sit at the center of this record: the victim, and three accused men — Yella Beezy, Kewon White and Devin Brown. Their roles below come from charging documents and still have to be proven in court.

MO3 (Melvin Noble) Victim

Dallas rapper killed in the shooting on Interstate 35 on November 11, 2020.

Yella Beezy (Markies Conway) Accused

Charged in 2025 with allegedly arranging the killing; he denies any involvement in MO3's death.

Kewon White Accused

Accused of carrying out the shooting and charged with murder in Dallas County.

Devin Brown Accused

Charged as a co-defendant, alleged to have participated in the killing.

08 What a charge means

A charge is a formal accusation filed by prosecutors. It can be amended, reduced, dismissed or resolved by plea — and it is never, by itself, proof of guilt.

The safest summary of this page is: charged is not convicted. Report it that way and treat every detail above as an allegation.

09 Where this information comes from

Sourcing Context

This page draws on local Dallas reporting and public court records. Details published by a single outlet are labeled as reported, not confirmed.

10 Accusation is not guilt

Public conversation keeps blurring the line between accusation and conviction. Keeping those words distinct is the difference between accurate reporting and rumor.

11 How to state it correctly

If you summarize this case in one sentence, use language that matches the record.

Safe wording Use this

"Yella Beezy is accused of involvement in MO3's fatal shooting; he has not been convicted."

12 What has not been established

Unproven claims Do not state as fact

At this stage there is no guilty verdict, no admission of guilt, and no final judgment in the case.

Presenting any of the above as settled fact would misstate the record. Treat them as allegations until a court rules.

13 Reporting guardrails

Don't write "Yella Beezy killed MO3" Avoid

The charge is that he arranged the killing — write "accused of arranging", not "killed".

Don't turn allegations into facts Avoid

Loaded words such as "mastermind" or "confirmed" overstate what the record shows; write "prosecutors allege".

Do note the presumption of innocence Do

State clearly that the defendants are charged, not convicted, and that no jury has returned a verdict.

"These are allegations — the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty."

— Editorial standard for this page