Dallas Cop Who Worked Off-Duty For Yella Beezy Testifies In MO3 Murder Trial

Nicholas Brooks is an officer with the Dallas Police Department who worked for rapper Markies "Yella Beezy" Conway while off duty for about six years, including during the time Conway is accused of commissioning the murder of rival Melvin "MO3" Noble Jr. Brooks testified in Conway's murder for hire trial today (Tuesday, November 3) in Dallas. He never told investigators about his texts with Conway regarding Noble's murder: Prosecutor Tommy Adams contacted Brooks about them last year. He testified he now wishes he'd alerted investigators to the communications in 2020. 00:56 "Who were you assigned to in 2020?" "I was a police officer assigned to South Central Patrol." 01:30 "Permission to move about freely during this testimony to develop evidence and testimony." 02:30 "I worked off-duty at a number of nightclubs. I also worked off-duty for a number of people at their place of business and things." 06:04 "So my rate may be $100 an hour. Somebody else's rate may be $150 an hour. Back in 2020, ... it just kind of goes with the with the times, you know." 06:47 "Do you recognize the individual in 1005A?" "Yes." "Who is that individual?" "Markies Conway." "And he goes by the alias of Yella Beezy?" "Yes." "Do you recognize him in the courtroom today?" "Yes." "Can you identify him by what he's wearing?" "Blue blazer turned in." 07:20 "There was another officer that he had working for him who no longer was able to work for him. Can't remember what reasons, but she kind of was like, "Hey, I work off duty for Yella Beezy" she said, and he wants to have police more frequently than I than she could accommodate for." 08:12 "And did that employment or relationship continue up until 2020, at the time of the murder, and and thereafter, actually up until October of last year?" "Yes." 09:16 "And do the text messages in 1215 and 1216 show the relationship nature of security that you provided between yourself and the defendant?" "Yes." 11:22 Prosecutor: "It's the communications between Officer Brooks and Mr. Conway that details the security that he provided and their communication during this time period of the murder." Judge: "Okay, let me see it." 13:16 "Officer Brooks, did you speak with Mr. Conway on November 11th of 2020?" "Yes." "And is that contained within these records here?" "Yes." "Do these text message records also indicate the security and the increased security after Melvin Noble had been killed?" "Yes." 13:36 "Does it also provide how you were paid and the name of the company that was to be paid and what method Conway paid you?" "Yes." "Not only for him, but also his girlfriend's hair boutique?" "Yes." 15:47 "So these would have been Pacific time. So at 11:39 and 38 seconds in California, which would have been 1:39 Dallas time, you send a text message to Markies Conway, the defendant in this case. Was that right after you found out that Melvin Noble had been shot on I-35?" "I found out that there had been a shooting on 35 involving rapper." "Okay, And what did he what did he respond to you?" "He says, "Yeah, I'm cool. What's going on?"" "And you said, "Call me."" "Did you call him at that time?" "I believe he called me." "Okay. And what did y'all talk about during that phone call?" "I kind of told him what I had been hearing about involving a shooting going on on the highway." 16:53 "Why did you call him once you'd heard a rapper been shot on the freeway?" "Because I knew he was from Oak Cliff. He's a rapper, and there had been dispute going on between a handful of them all over there in there." 17:20 texts displayed 17:44 "He told me he was in California. Can't remember which city, but I remember him saying California." 19:20 "Yes, that was his his girlfriend or baby mama's hair salon" 20:30 "and you provided me all of the jobs that you had as it related to the defendant Markies Conway, as well as any other ones that were related to him, is that fair?" "Correct." 22:35 "when this murder originally happened, this information, as far as the communication that day, that was never given to Detective Barnes or Detective Anderson or anybody in homicide. Is that fair?" "Yes." "When were you first asked about these text messages and the communication that day on November 11th?" "Last year, sometime." "Okay, and how were you contacted?" "By you." "And you and I met to discuss the content of these text messages and what and the phone calls that y'all had. Is that fair?" "Yes." "In hindsight, looking back now, six years, how would you have handled this situation if you had known, or if you could handle it differently?" "Judge? I'll object to relevance." "Rephrase your question." "Do you wish that you had actually provided this information to Detective Barnes back in 2020?" "Absolutely." 25:00 "And what were the circumstances in which you came into contact with Kewon White?" "I placed him under arrest..." 35:26 DEFENSE CROSS-EXAMINATION