Kewon White Convicted Of Mo3 Murder, Receives Prison Sentence

BY Gabriel Bras Nevares
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Kewon White Convicted Mo3 Murder Sentence
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 23: MO3 attends day two of the 2018 BET Awards Radio Remotes on June 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)
Kewon White had been accused of being paid by Yella Beezy to murder Mo3, with Beezy and another alleged culprit facing their trials soon.

Dallas rapper Mo3 (real name Melvin Noble) was gunned down on Interstate 35E in his home city almost six years ago, and his murder case is finally starting to come to a close. According to NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, a jury found Kewon White guilty of capital murder for carrying out the shooting, and he received a life sentence. Authorities had accused him of being paid by rapper Yella Beezy to murder the Dallas MC, and Beezy and another alleged culprit (Devin Brown) will face their own trials over this murder soon.

Per NBC 5's Candace Sweat, Noble's mother provided a victim impact statement in court. She reportedly looked at White and said she saw a "young man who was looking for acceptance, and perhaps even love." The mother reportedly forgave the convicted killer and told him she loved him.

Brown also faces capital murder charges, and Yella Beezy (real name Markies Conway) faces accusations of orchestrating a murder-for-hire. White's trial lasted two weeks, and the judge in the case reportedly told him he has the right to appeal. White reportedly appeared to wipe tears away when Noble's mother spoke to him.

On the other hand, prosecutors reportedly indicated they are in the process of fully switching their focus to the next two cases. We will have to wait and see when the court confirms Devin Brown's trial's start date.

When Is Yella Beezy's Trial?

As for the remaining case, Yella Beezy's capital murder trial concerning Mo3 will reportedly begin on September 14, according to Dallas County Clerk records. Since he is the one prosecutors are accusing of orchestrating the murder, Kewon White's case and Devin Brown's court appearance did and will hold evidence and arguments prosecutors will reuse to fortify their case against Beezy.

His defense team (reportedly attorneys Toby Shook, John F. Gussio, and Michael Mowla) denies the allegations against their client. Their arguments in White and Brown's trials will also help them defend Beezy. We'll see what a jury concludes.

In any case, this is the first proverbial domino to fall in finally tackling the murder of Mo3. We will see if Yella Beezy and Devin Brown face a similar fate to Kewon White.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

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