Yella Beezy goes on trial: jury selection starts in MO3 murder-for-hire case

Jury selection started Oct. 26 in Dallas in Yella Beezy's capital murder trial. Prosecutors allege he paid Kewon White to kill MO3 on I-35E in 2020; Yella Beezy pleaded not guilty. White was convicted in September and got life without parole.

It's finally here. Jury selection started Monday morning in Dallas in the capital murder trial of Yella Beezy, real name Markies Conway. Prosecutors say he hired and paid Kewon White to kill fellow Dallas rapper MO3 (Melvin Noble), who was shot on I-35E in broad daylight on Nov. 11, 2020. Yella Beezy has pleaded not guilty and denies any part in it. White was convicted of capital murder in September and got life without parole. Picking a jury could take until at least Wednesday, then testimony starts, and WFAA and FOX 4 plan to air it once the jury is seated. Judge Chika Anyiam is presiding; she already blocked most of the violent rap lyrics prosecutors wanted to use, but will let some in. The trial was pushed back about a month so the defense could review the transcript from White's trial, since some of the same witnesses will testify again. Two more men, Devin Brown and Jerry Johnson, are also charged and have pleaded not guilty; Brown's trial is expected in early November.

Sources: WFAA, FOX 4, CBS Texas and The Dallas Morning News (Oct. 23-26, 2026). The murder-for-hire accusation is an allegation; Yella Beezy has pleaded not guilty. Photo: Boss Talk 101 podcast frame via @fvtvmedia on X.