A Dallas County jury has found Kewon White guilty of capital murder in the shooting death of rapper MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. The verdict was delivered on September 4, 2026, after approximately three hours of deliberation. Under Texas law, a capital murder conviction in this case carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Judge Chika Anyiam formally imposed that sentence following the jury’s decision.

Noble was killed on November 11, 2020, during a daylight ambush on Interstate 35E in Dallas. According to authorities, he was pursued on the highway and fatally sH๏τ. Prosecutors argued that White was the gunman who carried out the attack. They further alleged that the killing was not a spontaneous act but part of a paid arrangement connected to a long-running conflict in the Dallas rap scene.

The central figure in the prosecution’s theory is fellow Dallas rapper Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway. Prosecutors claimed that Conway hired White to kill Noble as retaliation stemming from a multi-year feud between the two artists. The conflict had previously involved public diss tracks and at least one earlier shooting incident that left Conway injured. During White’s trial, the state presented evidence that included video footage, cell-phone records, and testimony intended to establish both White’s role as the shooter and a connection to Conway.

White did not take the stand in his own defense. His attorneys argued that the prosecution had failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. After both sides completed closing arguments, the jury returned its guilty verdict relatively quickly. White is already serving a separate federal prison sentence stemming from an unrelated firearms conviction.

This trial marked the first of three capital murder cases linked to Noble’s death to reach a jury. Yella Beezy has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to face trial in the near future, with jury selection expected to begin around mid-September 2026. A third defendant, Devin Brown, also faces capital murder charges and is expected to stand trial at a later date. Legal observers note that the outcome of White’s case may influence how prosecutors approach the remaining trials.

MO3, known for tracks such as his 2018 single “Errybody,” was a recognized figure in the Dallas music community. His killing on a busy highway drew widespread attention because of both the public nature of the alleged feud and the circumstances of the attack. With White now convicted and sentenced to life without parole, the focus of the broader investigation and legal proceedings is expected to shift toward the cases against Conway and Brown.

Anyone seeking additional details on the proceedings can refer to ongoing coverage from local Dallas news outlets as the remaining trials move forward.

Sources: FOX 4, CBS Texas