Yella Beezy Mugshot After Life Sentence Has People Doing Double Takes

Yella Beezy has been transferred to a Texas prison following his conviction in MO3’s killing, with a new booking photograph released Friday.

The move comes two days after a Dallas jury found him guilty of capital murder and he received life without parole.

The new image was released by Texas prison officials after the rapper’s transfer, TMZ reported November 13.

He had been taken into Dallas County custody following Wednesday’s verdict.

His defense team has already said it intends to challenge the conviction. Attorney Toby Shook disputed the prosecution’s case after the verdict and announced plans for an appeal.

“We’re going to keep fighting. We have excellent appellate points and that will be the next step in the fight,” Shook said after the verdict.

The jury’s decision arrived on the sixth anniversary of MO3’s death. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said the conviction held Yella Beezy responsible for arranging and financing the November 11, 2020, attack.

MO3 was driving on Interstate 35E in Dallas when an armed man approached. He left his vehicle and ran, but the gunman chased him and opened fire on the highway.

Prosecutors argued that the shooting grew out of a feud between the two rappers.

Yella Beezy pleaded not guilty and denied hiring the gunman, while his attorneys challenged the financial evidence and witness accounts presented at trial.

Among those disputes was a $40,000 cash withdrawal made nine days after the killing. During cross-examination, the defense pressed investigators about their inability to trace recovered money directly to that transaction.

The defense also questioned an alleged confession at a South Dallas barbershop. Cell-tower analysis placed Yella Beezy’s phone in Frisco, and investigators acknowledged they lacked corroborating evidence placing him at the shop.

Before reaching their verdict, jurors requested rap lyrics, FBI reports and financial statements for further review during deliberations.

They ultimately returned a unanimous decision against the Dallas rapper.

Gunman Kewon White was convicted of capital murder in September and also received life without parole.

Another defendant, Devin Brown, still faces a capital murder charge and is awaiting trial.

A bystander wounded during the highway shooting survived.