Dallas rapper Trapboy Freddy, whose legal name is Devarius Dontae Moore, reportedly stood up in a federal courtroom and apologized before implicating his longtime collaborator Yella Beezy in the murder-for-hire case that has gripped the city’s hip-hop scene, multiple sources close to the investigation told this outlet. The alleged confession, which has not been confirmed by court records or prosecutors, surfaced in street chatter and online streams late Wednesday, igniting a firestorm of speculation about the confidential informant at the heart of the state’s case against Yella Beezy, real name Marquise De’Andre Conway
Freddy, 32, was in court for an unrelated matter tied to his 2022 federal gun possession case, according to sources who were present. He is said to have addressed the judge directly, offering an apology for his past actions and then naming Yella Beezy as the person who orchestrated the 2020 murder of rapper Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Abdul Noble Jr. The courtroom was cleared shortly after, and no official transcript has been released.
The development comes as Yella Beezy faces a capital murder while remuneration charge, meaning murder for hire, in connection with Mo3’s shooting death on Interstate 35E near the Dallas Zoo on November 11, 2020. Prosecutors allege Beezy paid for the hit, and a confidential informant is expected to testify about $40,000 in cash withdrawals around the time of the killing. Until now, the identity of that informant has been a closely guarded secret.
Freddy’s alleged courtroom statement marks a stunning reversal for an artist who has publicly maintained his loyalty to Beezy, even after Beezy’s indictment in March 2025. The two grew up together in Oak Cliff, Dallas, and released a joint project titled “I’m My Brother’s Keeper” in 2020. Freddy has repeatedly denied any involvement in the Mo3 case and has continued to post about Beezy on social media, including after the capital murder charge was filed.
The rumor mill had already churned for months, with many in Dallas’s music scene speculating that Freddy was the unnamed witness. His federal gun case, which ended with a 16-month sentence on a charge that carried up to 10 years, seemed unusually light to some. Freddy pleaded guilty in May 2023 and was released in November 2023 after serving the full term.
The case also involved the seizure of a tiger cub from his home, adding a bizarre footnote to an already tangled narrative.
But the alleged courtroom apology changes the calculus entirely. If true, it would mean Freddy not only cooperated with federal authorities in his own case but also volunteered information that could send his childhood friend to prison for life without parole or worse. Texas law allows the death penalty for capital murder while remuneration, though prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will seek it.
Yella Beezy’s defense team declined to comment on the latest reports, but they have previously argued that the state’s case relies heavily on rap lyrics, which they say are artistic expression, not literal confessions. In pretrial hearings this July, Detective Eric Barnes testified that songs like “Hitters,” “Keep It in the Streets,” and “On Your Head” contain direct references to paying for violence and putting a bounty on Mo3’s head. The judge has not yet ruled on whether those lyrics will be admissible at trial, which is set to begin August 24, 2026.
The alleged shooter, Keiwon Dondrell White, pleaded guilty in 2022 to a federal felon-in-possession charge and is serving nearly nine years. He still faces a state murder charge. A third man, Devin Maurice Brown, has also been charged in connection with the case.
White was reportedly seen on stage with Yella Beezy shortly before the murder, which investigators used as evidence of a preexisting relationship.
Freddy’s own criminal history includes a 2018 evading arrest charge and a March 2022 arrest in Kaufman County for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, along with marijuana charges. That case was pending when U. S.
Marshals and Dallas police raided his home in August 2022, finding the Taurus TCP 380 pistol and the tiger cub. The animal was later placed in a sanctuary.
Despite the mounting legal pressure, Freddy has continued to release music and perform. His song “Laugh Now,” dropped in 2021, contains lines that many interpret as celebrating Mo3’s death, including references to the victim being “ran down” and caught with his “pants down.” In interviews, Freddy has defended the track as a response to years of public dissing from Mo3, saying he would not stay silent just because the other man died.
The beef between the two camps dates back to at least 2017, when a posse cut called “Six Pick” or “Pick Six” featured Freddy, Yella Beezy, Go Yayo, and others but notably excluded Mo3. The exclusion was seen as a snub, and tensions escalated over the next three years. Mo3’s manager, Rainwater, has been vocal in accusing Freddy of helping to keep the conflict alive and of potentially being the informant.
Rainwater posted a video that went viral, directly calling Freddy out.
Mo3 himself addressed the rumors in a 2019 VladTV interview, saying the beef was overblown by the internet and that he did not know what people were talking about when shown surveillance footage of someone running down a street. He also noted that the shooting climate had gotten him banned from Dallas clubs for nearly a year. Yella Beezy, in his own Vlad interview months later, claimed he did not know who Mo3 was, a statement widely seen as a diss.
Now, with Freddy’s alleged courtroom apology, the entire narrative has shifted. If the state’s confidential informant is indeed Freddy, it would explain why he received such a light sentence on the federal gun charge. Federal prosecutors often offer leniency in exchange for cooperation in more serious cases.
But no official confirmation has been provided, and Freddy’s attorney has not returned calls for comment.
The streets of Dallas are divided. Some believe Freddy is being scapegoated by a rumor mill that has no evidence. Others point to his behavior after Mo3’s death, including Instagram stories complaining about traffic on the freeway where the murder occurred, as proof of prior knowledge.
One widely circulated clip shows Freddy at a party quoting a Gucci Mane line: “Anybody that ain’t for you, anybody that’s going against you, put that ass in the dirt.” The internet has treated that as a confession, though it was clearly a toast to the new year.
What is certain is that Yella Beezy’s trial will be one of the most watched in Texas rap history. The case has already drawn comparisons to the Young Thug trial in Georgia, where lyrics are also at the center of the prosecution. The judge’s ruling on the admissibility of Beezy’s songs could set a precedent for how artistic expression is treated in criminal court.
For now, Trapboy Freddy remains free, still posting music, still shouting out Yella Beezy on social media. But if the reports of his courtroom apology are accurate, that loyalty may have been a performance. The door to the truth opens on August 24, 2026, when the state calls its witness.
Until then, every theory is just a guess, including this one.
