Man Awaiting Murder Trial Sentenced to Almost Nine Years for Gun Crime

The man accused by the state of murdering rapper Mo3 was sentenced today to 105 months in federal prison for a firearm crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

Kewon Dontrell White, 23, pleaded guilty in May to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Karen Gren Scholer.

In to plea papers, Mr. White, who had been previously convicted of felony offenses involving unauthorized use of motor vehicles and evading arrest and detention, possessed a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.

Law enforcement discovered the pistol in his pants pocket on Aug. 16, 2020.

When they observed Mr. White commit a traffic violation on his dirt bike while driving down West Pleasant Run Road in Lancaster, Texas, officers attempted to pull him over. The defendant ignored their lights and sirens and fled the scene. Officers gave chase. Mr. White then crashed his dirt bike and fled on foot. Officers pursued and detained him a short time later.

Mr. White has also been charged by Dallas County with the murder of 28-year-old rapper Melvin Nobel, also known as M03. That case remains pending. Mr. White is presumed innocent on the state charges until proven guilty in a court of  law.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the Dallas Police Department conducted the investigation with assistance from the Duncanville and Lancaster Police Departments. The U.S. Marshal’s Service assisted in the arrest. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Myria Boehm and Abe McGlothin prosecuted the case.