BREAKING: Yella Beezy Found Guilty Of MO3 Murder, Gets Life Without Parole

Yella Beezy was found guilty of capital murder in MO3’s killing Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The unanimous verdict came in Dallas County after jurors considered the murder-for-hire case against the rapper, who was convicted of capital murder by remuneration.

The jury returned its decision November 11, six years to the day after MO3 was killed on Interstate 35 in Dallas.

Yella Beezy had pleaded not guilty and denied taking part in the killing.

Prosecutors accused him of paying Kewon White to kill MO3. Their case linked the shooting to the rappers’ feud and focused heavily on phone records, witness accounts and a disputed $40,000 cash withdrawal.

The defense challenged those connections throughout the trial. Attorneys argued that the state had asked jurors to fill holes in its evidence and had treated ordinary financial activity as proof of a murder plot.

AllHipHop previously reported on the dispute over the cash, including Dallas Police Detective Eric Barnes’ acknowledgment that investigators could not directly trace recovered money to Yella Beezy’s bank withdrawal.

The transaction took place November 20, 2020, nine days after the shooting. Defense attorney Toby Shook pointed to other large withdrawals and argued that carrying substantial cash was consistent with the rapper’s spending habits.

The defense also challenged testimony about an alleged confession at a South Dallas barbershop. Shook cited cell-tower analysis placing Yella Beezy’s phone roughly 40 miles away in Frisco, while Barnes acknowledged investigators lacked corroborating evidence placing him at the shop.

Closing arguments ended Tuesday. Jurors initially selected a foreperson before being sent home, with deliberations beginning Wednesday morning.

Prosecutor Tommy Adams argued that contacts involving Yella Beezy and Jerry Johnson were followed by calls to White. The defense urged jurors to distinguish those associations from evidence proving the rapper ordered the killing.

Wednesday’s conviction followed a separate capital murder verdict against White, who was sentenced to life in prison in September.

During closing arguments, prosecutors highlighted 15 calls between Johnson and White during Yella Beezy’s 57-hour return trip to North Texas.