Yella Beezy Trial Turns To Killer’s Search History
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Yella Beezy‘s Dallas jury heard that Kewon White searched “yella beezy net worth” eight days before he killed MO3.
Court reporter Meghann Cuniff shared the exchange as Dallas Detective Eric Barnes was answering questions from the state.
Yella Beezy, born Markies Conway, has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and denied a role in the killing. The state accused him of paying White to kill MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. MO3 was shot on Interstate 35E in Dallas on November 11, 2020.
White was found guilty of capital murder on September 4 and sentenced to life without parole.
The state asked about White’s searches after the killing: “Now, there’s an extensive number of searches that take place after the 11th, but prior to the arrest in Mount Pleasant, where the shooter Kewon is searching to buy a new car. Is that fair?”
“That’s correct,” Barnes replied.
Asked what gun White later sought, Barnes cited Cedric Bradley’s account: “He wanted a firearm small enough that he could hold with one hand and shoot like he used on that rapper …on the highway.”
The cash trail had been a key target for the defense. On November 6, defense lawyer Toby Shook asked Barnes about $40,000 Yella Beezy took from his Chase Bank account. The withdrawal came nine days after MO3 died.
Shook showed that the rapper had taken out other large sums. Those other cash withdrawals came after a record label wired him $350,000.
He argued that Yella Beezy often used cash to buy luxury goods. Barnes said he did not know how Yella Beezy spent the money.
The bills were also at issue. The bank paid out $100 and $50 notes, while footage showed White with stacks of smaller bills at a jewelry store. Barnes agreed that police could not trace the recovered cash straight to the rapper’s bank withdrawal.
The state finished its case after Barnes left the stand Monday. Judge Chika Anyiam denied the defense’s bid to throw out the charge for lack of proof, and Yella Beezy’s lawyers began calling their own witnesses.
