Yella Beezy Convicted of Capital Murder in MO3 Killing, Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Dallas

DALLAS — A Dallas County jury unanimously convicted Markies Conway, 35, professionally known as Yella Beezy, of capital murder on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in the death of Melvin Noble, 28, professionally known as MO3. Judge Chika Anyiam of Criminal District Court No. 7 imposed life in prison without parole immediately after the verdict was returned.

Conway was charged as capital murder by remuneration — murder for hire — under Texas Penal Code §19.03(a)(3). Prosecutors said Conway paid Kewon White $40,000 to kill Noble. Because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, life without parole under Texas Penal Code §12.31(a) was the mandatory and only sentence once the jury convicted him of capital murder.

The killing happened on Nov. 11, 2020, around noon on I-35E in south Dallas near Clarendon Drive and Illinois Avenue, near the Dallas Zoo — exactly six years to the day before Wednesday's verdict. Prosecutors said White pulled alongside Noble, stepped out masked, and chased him on foot, firing more than 40 rounds from an AK-47-style pistol. Noble was struck 11 times and died at a hospital. A bystander in a car was also shot and survived. Dashcam video and a 911 call from that day were shown to the jury.

Many people in the courtroom were crying after the verdict, including Conway's young son, according to WFAA. There were no victim-impact statements in Conway's case. He had been free on bond during the trial and was taken into custody after the verdict.

The trial began with jury selection on Oct. 26, 2026, followed by 11 days of testimony. Closing arguments were held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and deliberations began Wednesday, Nov. 11, at about 9 a.m., with the verdict reached the same day after several hours. Conway pleaded not guilty and denied involvement. Noble's mother was the trial's first witness.

The evidence included cell records presented by FBI agent Taylor Page, including records placing both phones on the same Houston towers around Nov. 3, 2020, and bank records. Jurors also heard about White's Google search for “yella beezy net worth” eight days before the killing, a Nov. 9, 2020, text from Conway — “don't grab no gun” — whose meaning was disputed, testimony from Cedric Bradley under a proffer agreement, the dashcam video, and autopsy testimony.

The money allegation carried a nuance the defense pressed. In White's trial, the state said Conway withdrew $40,000 in cash on Nov. 20, 2020, and that White ultimately received $20,000, and Detective Eric Barnes conceded the cash could not be directly traced. Defense lawyers Toby Shook and John Gussio argued the state had brought, in Gussio's words, “a lot of speculation,” pointed to the absence of direct cash tracing, and noted that a grand-jury witness, Theodore Thomas, also known as Jose Bodega, had recanted.

Prosecutors dated the feud between the two rappers to 2017. Detective Barnes traced it to a 2017 online dispute involving comedian Roy Lee Pate, a friend of MO3. In October 2018, Conway was shot three times while driving on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Lewisville and survived; prosecutors presented that history as motive context. At closing, prosecutors played a 2019 interview clip of Conway talking about getting his “lick back,” and prosecutor Krystal Biggins told jurors: “Over a rap beef, we are here for capital murder.”

White was convicted of capital murder on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, by a unanimous jury after an eight-day trial, and Judge Anyiam sentenced him to life without parole. He filed a notice of appeal and a motion for a new trial alleging a sleeping juror, on which no ruling has been reported. Before his sentencing, Noble's mother forgave White in a victim-impact statement, telling him, “I love you,” and he cried. Devin Brown is charged with capital murder, has pleaded not guilty, and is awaiting trial. Prosecutors alleged Brown helped track Noble, while Conway's defense pointed to Brown as an alternative suspect.

Conway, an Oak Cliff rapper, built his career on “That's On Me” in 2017 and “Bacc At It Again” in 2019 with Quavo and Gucci Mane, signed with L.A. Reid's Hitco Entertainment, and opened for Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Noble, a North Dallas rapper, released his debut mixtape Shottaz in 2014, made “Errybody” his signature song with a 2019 remix featuring Boosie Badazz, drew more than 800,000 Instagram followers, and released the Badazz MO3 mixtape in February 2020.

White was arrested on Dec. 9, 2020, and Brown was arrested in April 2021. Conway was indicted on March 18, 2025, and arrested on March 20, 2025. His $2 million bond was reduced to $750,000 by Judge Gracie Lewis, and he was released on March 28, 2025, on house arrest and monitoring. Prosecutor Tommy Adams said jurors “got it right.” Shook is planning an appeal for Conway; no appeal has been filed.