MO3 Murder: Gunman Found Guilty Of Capital Murder In Shocking Verdict

Kewon White, the 27-year-old man accused of carrying out the fatal shooting of Dallas rapper Melvin Noble, popularly known as MO3, has been found guilty of capital murder.

According to Bush Radio Academy, the verdict was delivered by a jury following a trial at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas. White was accused of ambushing Noble on Interstate 35 in November 2020 during an alleged murder-for-hire operation linked to a long-running feud between Noble and fellow rapper Markies Conway, popularly known as Yella Beezy.

Following the guilty verdict, State District Judge Chika Anyiam sentenced White to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The punishment was the maximum available after the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office decided not to pursue the death penalty.

Noble, 28, was killed on November 11, 2020, in a daytime attack near the Dallas Zoo exit. He was reportedly shot multiple times after stopping his vehicle on the highway and attempting to escape from a masked gunman armed with an assault-style rifle. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Investigators relied heavily on surveillance footage and cellphone records during the case. Prosecutors alleged that the shooter exited a black Camaro, pursued Noble onto the highway and later attempted to conceal evidence connected to the killing.

FBI Special Agent Taylor Page told the court that cellphone data placed White and co-defendant Devin Brown in the same locations before the shooting. According to the testimony, White’s phone was also tracked to an area associated with vehicle dismantling businesses before it was switched off and never activated again.

Prosecutors further presented surveillance footage that they said showed White burning clothing on a grill following the shooting. They also pointed to similarities between the clothing worn by White before the incident and what the gunman appeared to be wearing during the attack.

The prosecution maintained that Conway had arranged and paid for Noble’s killing as part of an escalating feud that began several years earlier. Prosecutor Tommy Adams argued that the evidence established that White had been paid to carry out the assassination.

White’s defence team, however, attempted to persuade the jury that even if their client was responsible for Noble’s death, the evidence did not establish the elements required for a capital murder conviction. His attorneys asked the jury to reject the more serious charge.

The case also featured testimony about the bitter history between Noble and Conway, whose conflict allegedly escalated through social media exchanges and a series of violent incidents involving their associates.

Conway, along with Devin Brown and Jerry Johnson, remains charged in connection with the broader investigation. All three defendants have pleaded not guilty, and White was the first of the accused men to stand trial.

Before White was sentenced, Noble’s mother, Nichole Noble, delivered an emotional victim-impact statement. White reportedly cried as she addressed him and spoke about the circumstances that may have influenced his actions.

The conviction brings a major development in the long-running investigation into MO3’s killing, while the cases involving the other defendants remain pending.