Kewon Dontrell White

OVERVIEW & LEGAL HISTORY SUMMARY

Kewon Dontrell White is a Dallas, Texas resident who acted as the primary gunman in the November 11, 2020 fatal shooting of Dallas hip-hop artist Melvin Noble Jr. (MO3). Prosecutors presented evidence establishing that White was recruited to execute the hit because he maintained no prior public connection to the high-profile rap feud between Noble and Markies Conway. On November 10, 2020, after receiving location intelligence from co-defendant Devin Maurice Brown, White conducted an 18-hour surveillance stakeout outside a Dallas apartment complex where Noble was staying. On the morning of November 11, White pursued Noble's vehicle onto Interstate 35E, forced him to stop in active traffic lanes, and chased him on foot along the highway shoulder while firing an assault rifle, striking and fatally wounding Noble. White was arrested in December 2020 on federal firearm charges and indicted by a Dallas County grand jury for capital murder in February 2021. In 2022, White pleaded guilty to federal charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and was sentenced to nearly nine years in federal custody prior to his state capital trial. In August 2026, White stood trial for capital murder in Dallas County Criminal District Court before Judge Chika Anyiam. On September 4, 2026, following three hours of jury deliberation, White was found guilty of capital murder and immediately sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.