A Dallas County jury delivered a unanimous capital murder verdict against Yella Beezy on November 11, 2026, exactly six years after fellow Dallas rapper MO3 was gunned down on Interstate 35E. Markies Conway, the 35-year-old known for the hit “That’s On Me,” received an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Timing could not have been worse for this case. In the same date of year 2020, 28-year-old Melvin Noble was chased and shot in broad daylight along the highly traveled road in the vicinity of the Dallas Zoo. According to the prosecutors, the man accused of pulling the trigger using AK-47-style gun named Kewon White had previously been convicted in the capital murder case in September 2026 and sentenced for life in prison without possibility for parole.
It was stated by the prosecution that Conway planned this homicide by paying White close to $40,000. It was presented as the bloodiest outcome of long-lasting rivalry that begun back in 2017 in a form of social media insults, dissing and street feuding. The death of one of MO3 members – Roylee Pate in 2018 and drive-by shooting of Conway were provided as reasons for the confrontation.
Banks records on withdrawing large amounts of money, cellphone data on communication and movement, video footage on meeting Conway and White shortly before the shooting and information about the payment were the main pieces of evidence in the case. The rapper Jose Bodega (Theodore Thomas) caused controversy with his testimony on some contradictions with his previous statements made at the grand jury session.
Conway’s team maintained he never ordered the hit. They said the cash activity matched his lifestyle and that the prosecution never closed the gap between association and a murder-for-hire deal. The jury disagreed after several hours of deliberation.
Judge Chika Anyiam imposed the life sentence immediately because Texas law makes it mandatory for capital murder when the death penalty is not sought. Conway’s attorneys have already signaled they will appeal. Devin Brown, another defendant charged in connection with the case, still awaits trial and has not been convicted.
For MO3’s family the verdict closes one chapter of a six-year wait. For Dallas hip-hop it marks the end of a high-profile feud that played out in public and ended on a courtroom calendar that matched the day the bullets flew. Conway remains in custody while the appeals process begins.
