DALLAS – A Dallas rapper was arrested for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill a fellow rapper in 2020.
What we know:
Markies Conway, also known as Yella Beezy, was formally indicted by a Dallas County grand jury on Tuesday, for the murder of Melvin Noble, known as Mo3, in November 2020, according to court documents obtained by FOX 4.
Markies Conway (Mugshot: Dallas County Jail)
Investigators say Conway hired Kewon Dontrell White to kill Noble.
Conway was arrested on Thursday on the charge of capital murder while remuneration.
The backstory:
Noble was killed on Nov. 11, 2020, in an ambush-style shooting in the middle of the day on I-35 in Dallas.
Investigators say Noble was in his car on the interstate when White, while wearing a ski mask and holding a gun, approached his car.
Police say Noble got out of his car and started running away when White shot him in the back several times.
White was arrested a month later and charged with murder. He’s currently serving a nine-year prison sentence for firearm charges connected to the shooting.
Previous mugshots for Kewon Dontrell White
What’s next:
Conway is being held in the Dallas County Jail. His bond has not been set.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Dallas County court records and previous FOX 4 coverage.
