Yella Beezy Verdict: Rapper Found Guilty in MO3 Murder, Sentenced to Life Without Parole

Six years to the day after MO3 was shot on a Dallas freeway, a jury delivered its answer on who paid for it.

Yella Beezy, the Dallas rapper behind “That’s On Me”, was convicted of capital murder by remuneration, the legal term for murder for hire. The verdict was unanimous. The sentence is automatic in a case like this: life without the possibility of parole.

Here is what happened, what prosecutors argued, how the defence fought back, and what comes next.

What happened to MO3?

Around noon on November 11, 2020, MO3 was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas when a car pulled alongside him. Prosecutors said the masked gunman, Kewon White, fired more than 40 rounds from an AK-47-style pistol as Noble tried to run along the freeway.

MO3 was 28. A bystander in another vehicle was also shot and survived. The killing happened in broad daylight and shocked the Dallas music scene, where the two rappers had a well-known rivalry.

What prosecutors argued

Prosecutors told jurors that Conway put a bounty on Noble and paid White $40,000 to carry out the shooting, using others as go-betweens. They pointed to wire transfers, seized cash and testimony from a witness who said White bragged about the killing and demanded payment.

White was tried first. In September 2026, a jury convicted him of capital murder and he was sentenced to life without parole. A third man, Devin Brown, is also charged with capital murder and is awaiting trial.

How the defence fought the case

Conway pleaded not guilty and denied any involvement. His attorneys, John Gussio and Toby Shook, argued the state’s case relied on speculation, rap lyrics and investigator “tunnel vision”.

They said phone data put Conway in Frisco, not at an alleged meeting; that large cash withdrawals were for family expenses; and that the key witness had a reason to help prosecutors because he was facing federal time himself. The jury was not persuaded.

What happens next?

Shook told reporters after the verdict that the defence has “excellent appellate points” and will keep challenging the case on appeal. White has also appealed his own conviction.

Reports from the courtroom said Conway asked to kiss his young son after the verdict, and several people in the room were in tears. Whatever happens on appeal, two families have lost a great deal since that afternoon in 2020.

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