Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

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An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur, despite a bid by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite his $750,000 bond.

Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac ShakurA Nevada judge rejected house arrest with electronic monitoring for Duane "Keffe D" Davis ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the, despite a bid by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite his $750,000 bond.

Prosecutors allege the gunfire in Las Vegas that killed Shakur stemmed from competition between East Coast members of a Bloods gang sect and West Coast groups of a Crips sect, including Davis, for dominance in a musical genre known at the time as "gangsta rap." Prosecutors have argued that Davis intends to benefit from retelling his story about the killing of Shakur and played a recording of a jailhouse phone call in which Jones describes to Davis a plan to produce "30 to 40 episodes" of a show based on his life story.

Jones, a music record executive who has managed hip-hop artists including Johnathan "Blueface" Porter and Jayceon "The Game" Taylor, offered sworn testimony Tuesday by video from an unspecified place in California.

 

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