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Dallas rapper Mo3's highway shooting video shown in court as Yella Beezy’s bond is reduced
Dallas rapper Mo3 was shot and killed in 2020. Yella Beezy, who is accused of hiring the hitman, appeared in court for his bond reduction hearing.
Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, accused of hiring Kewon White, the man who fatally shot rapper Mo3 in 2020, appeared in court Thursday for his bond reduction hearing. During the hearing, prosecutors presented traffic camera footage from the shooting on Interstate 35. The footage shows Mo3 being chased by the alleged hitman on the highway before being shot. The shooter then gets back into his car and drives away.
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Markies "Yella Beezy" Conway, was arrested by Dallas police on March 20 for allegedly paying White to carry out the murder of his fellow rapper for compensation. He was booked into Dallas County Jail, and his bond was set at $2 million on March 24. He then requested a lower bond, CBS News reported.
During Thursday's hearing, Judge Gracie Lewis heard testimony from Yella Beezy's grandmother, Alma Jean Alexander, who said that he could not afford the $2 million bond, Fox 4 reported.
"You're in agreement that your grandson is substantially wealthy, correct," prosecutors asked.
“He might used to be, but if he could make a $2 million bond, he'd be out,” Alexander said.
His bond was reduced to $750,000, and Judge Lewis issued an order prohibiting any contact with victims or witnesses.
"You are to have no contact, direct or indirect, no threatening or harrassment of any victims or witnesses. If it's you or anybody on your behalf, there's going to be a problem. Do you understand that?" she said.
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According to CBS News, the rapper has a criminal history. In 2021, he was arrested in Collin County on charges of sexual assault, abandonment of an endangered child, and unlawful carrying of a weapon. However, those charges were later dismissed.
