Jurors deliberate in Yella Beezy murder trial

Thank you. A Dallas County jury has been deliberating for the past several hours in the Yella Beezy murder for hire trial. Yella Beezy, whose real name is Marquise Conway, is accused of hiring a hitman to kill rival rapper Mo3 six years ago today on a Dallas highway. Fox 4's Alex Boyer joins us now with more. Alex. Hi, Eden, and I can tell you that the lobby here behind me outside of the courtroom is filled with media as well as spectators all waiting to see if the jury will reach a verdict today. I can tell you that so far the jury has asked to review some of the evidence. We don't know specifically what evidence it is that they asked to look at again. I can tell you that the jury as of right now has has been deliberating just over three hours now the prosecution and defense laid out their final pitch to the jury yesterday, about two weeks after initial testimony began in this trial. Now the rapper waits to find out if he'll be acquitted or spend a life in prison for orchestrating the 2020 murder of Melvin Noble, known as Dallas rapper Mo3. In closing arguments, Tuesday prosecutors played a Yella Beezy rap song. They believe it brags about a bounty on Mo3's head. The two rappers had an ongoing feud. Defense attorneys, though, call the lyrics speculative, lacking proof of a crime. If someone shows you and tells you who they are and what they're capable of, you believe them. And he's telling you. There was a bounty on Mo3's head You don't have to like these guys I've said before. You don't have to like their music. You might think they're bad people. But you can't convict them unless the government rules out every logical reasonable That's your deal. So after the murder, prosecutors claim that Yella Beezy traveled back to North Texas and quickly withdrew $40,000 in cash while communicating with the convicted gunman through a middleman. Defense attorneys say that Yella Beezy regularly withdrew large amounts of cash. And again, we are here outside in the lobby area awaiting any verdict or any additional developments from court today. I will be here throughout the day. And of course, you can count on us to bring you the latest, including that verdict as soon as it happens.