North Texas man indicted in highway killing of Dallas rapper MO3

A man accused of killing the Dallas rapper known as MO3 was indicted on a murder charge this week.

Dallas County grand jurors indicted Kewon Dontrell White, 22, in the November shooting death of the rapper, whose legal name is Melvin A. Noble.

Noble, 28, was gunned down in the middle of the day on Interstate 35E in Oak Cliff near the Dallas Zoo.

The killing sparked a manhunt and prompted police to sound the alarm on the city’s spike in homicides.

White was arrested nearly three weeks after the shooting. He is in federal custody on a felony charge of possessing a firearm in violation of a previous felony conviction. He is scheduled to stand trial in federal court in April and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

If convicted of murder, White could be sentenced to as much as life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Dallas police have said Noble pulled over on the road and tried to flee his car. But the driver of another car also stopped and chased him with a rifle. The other driver shot Noble several times, before driving north on the interstate.

Images provided by Dallas police show the shooter wore a ski mask.

White’s lawyer in state court, George Ashford, said he hasn’t been able to speak with his client since he’s in federal custody. Bree West, his lawyer for the federal charge, could not be immediately reached.