Dallas Jury Convicts Yella Beezy in the Killing of MO3
Melvin Noble, the Dallas rapper who recorded as MO3, was 28 when he was killed on November 11, 2020. Six years to the day later, a Dallas County jury found Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, guilty of capital murder for arranging and financing Noble’s killing. Conway, 35, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced the verdict on November 11, 2026. It was the second capital murder conviction this year in Noble’s death. The two trials addressed different questions about how he died.
What the Jury Decided
In September, a jury convicted Kewon White of shooting Noble. White also received a sentence of life without parole. The question in Conway’s trial was whether he had hired White. According to Associated Press courtroom reporting, prosecutors told jurors that Conway paid White $40,000. Defense attorney John Gussio argued in closing that the state had relied on speculation and had failed to prove its case. The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.
Noble had been driving on Interstate 35E in Dallas. Another person on the highway was wounded and survived. In announcing the verdict, District Attorney John Creuzot acknowledged the six years Noble’s family had spent waiting for the case to reach this point. He expressed hope that the decision would bring them some peace.
Remembering Melvin Noble
For listeners outside Texas, one route into Noble’s music was the 2019 remix of “Errybody,” his collaboration with Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz. It brought the two artists together a year before Noble died. Listeners may also recognize Conway from “That’s on Me” or “Bacc At It Again,” his collaboration with Quavo and Gucci Mane.
The county’s written account identifies Noble by his given name before it gives his stage name. For a family that lost him at 28, November 11th was already an anniversary long before it became the date of a verdict.
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