Rapper Yella Beezy convicted of hiring gunman who fatally shot rapper MO3 on busy Dallas interstate

DALLAS (AP) — Rapper Yella Beezy was found guilty on Wednesday of hiring the gunman who fatally shot rapper MO3 in a brazen daylight attack on a busy Dallas interstate in 2020.

Yella Beezy, 35, whose real name is Markies Conway, was unanimously convicted of capital murder by a Dallas County jury in the death of MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

In September, a jury found Kewon White guilty of capital murder for fatally shooting Noble. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors said the killing was the result of an yearslong escalating feud between Conway and Noble. Both men lived in Dallas.

“We don’t know what turned it for the jurors. … We appreciate the verdict,” lead prosecutor Tommy Adams told reporters. “We think they got it right today.”

“It’s been one of the most challenging cases over the last six years,” he added.

Prosecutors said Conway paid White $40,000 for the shooting.

Noble, 28, was driving on Interstate 35 in south Dallas around noon on Nov. 11, 2020, when White pulled alongside him, authorities said. White stepped out of his vehicle holding a gun. Noble got out of his own vehicle and began running on the freeway as White shot at him, authorities said.

Prosecutor Tommy Adams said White wore a mask and fired over 40 rounds from an AK-47-style pistol while chasing Noble.

White shot Noble and a bystander who was inside a car, police said. The bystander survived, but Noble died at a hospital.

During closing arguments, prosecutors showed jurors a video clip of Conway talking about revenge in an interview, saying he would “get his lick back.” Prosecutor Krystal Biggins drew a comparison between Noble’s killing and a roadway shooting that injured Conway in 2018.

In October 2018, Conway survived being shot while driving on a tollway in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville when someone pulled up next to him and opened fire, hitting him three times.

“This was for the world to see,” Biggins said. “Over a rap beef, we are here for capital murder.”

The defense argued that prosecutors did not prove their case. “This is capital murder, and the state has brought you a lot of speculation,” defense attorney John Gussio said.

Noble had more than 800,000 Instagram followers and was best known for a 2019 remix of “Errybody,” with Baton Rouge, Louisiana, rapper Boosie Badazz.

Conway is best known for his 2017 single, “That’s On Me,” and the 2019 song “Bacc At It Again” with Quavo and Gucci Mane.

Musician Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, passes through a metal detector as he enters the court after a break in his murder-for-hire trial in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Musician Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, stands in court during his murder-for-hire trial in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Musician Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, center, walks in the court's hallway during a break in his murder-for-hire trial in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Musician Yella Beezy, whose real name is Markies Conway, sits in court during his murder-for-hire trial in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A soldier guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier issued a verbal reprimand to a group of advisers and staffers with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

Video shows Hegseth taking photos on the empty steps in front of the tomb with his wife, Jennifer, chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver and senior adviser Tami Radabaugh.

As the group broke from taking photos, a loud laugh could be heard, and the soldier guarding the tomb shouted that “all visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times.”

Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman, said that “while commemorating this solemn day, a soldier correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum.”

“The Secretary and the entire Department have always honored — and will always honor — the sacrifices our military men and women have made to keep America safe,” he added.

The tomb is considered one of the most solemn and revered war memorials in the U.S. and it houses the final resting place of unidentified soldiers from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. It has been guarded around the clock — rain or shine — by a soldier from the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as “The Old Guard," since 1948.

Hegseth and his staff were at the tomb as part of a larger ceremony commemorating Veterans Day that was also attended by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

The incident comes less than a day after Hegseth narrowly survived an effort to impeach him by lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday afternoon.

The effort was led by Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie and backed by Democrats. However, while Hegseth's critics were not successful in Tuesday's vote, Republicans may have only delayed efforts to impeach the defense secretary. With Democrats set to take control of the House and Senate in January, those efforts are likely to be renewed.

Meanwhile, Hegseth rebuked the effort Tuesday in his first news conference in months, portraying Massie as a rogue lawmaker and arguing he had committed none of the high crimes required in the Constitution for his removal.

A core part of his argument included the assertion that criticisms of him and his handling of the U.S. military were tantamount to an indictment against the nation’s service members and their successes.

“On the eve of Veterans Day, these resolutions tell every one of them that their service was a crime,” Hegseth said on Tuesday morning.

“This is not patriotism,” Hegseth argued. “This is sabotage.”

The reaction from Democrats was swift.

Shortly after the incident, Rep. Gwen Moore, a Democrat from Wisconsin, said the incident showed that Hegseth is demonstrating “his utter lack of fitness for his office.”

“One day after narrowly avoiding impeachment, he shows his contempt for our men and women in uniform by disrespecting the sanctity of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,” she wrote in a social media post.

President Donald Trump stands in silence after laying a wreath during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, and his wife Jennifer Rauchet attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)