Court docket-appointed attorneys for the person accused of murdering Tupac Shakur are searching for home arrest reasonably than jail forward of the trial.
Legal professionals for Duane “Keefe D” Davis argue that their consumer is unwell and poses no hazard to the neighborhood, nor will he flee to keep away from trial. They’re searching for bail of no more than $100,000 for his or her consumer.
The previous gang chief has pled not responsible to the homicide cost, however has remained jailed since he was arrested final yr on September 29. He’s the one one that has been charged in reference to the killing that additionally wounded rap mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight.
Police arrested Keefe D in reference to the 1996 killing of Tupac, although he isn’t the accused gunman who pulled the set off. As an alternative, prosecutors insist that Keefe D was the group’s ringleader and ordered the slaying. In keeping with Nevada regulation, you could be charged with crimes together with homicide if you happen to assist somebody commit the crime.
“Duane Davis was the shot caller for this group of people that dedicated this crime,” Las Vegas police murder Lt. Jason Johansson stated on the time of Davis’ arrest. “He orchestrated the plan that was carried out.” Davis was arrested whereas on a stroll exterior of his house.
David himself has admitted in interviews and his tell-all memoir ‘Compton Avenue Legend’ that he supplied the gun used within the drive-by capturing. In that memoir, Davis describes being within the entrance passenger seat of the automobile, slipping a gun into the backseat.
He doesn’t say who fired the pictures, however implicates his nephew Orlando ‘Child Lane’ Anderson, saying he was one of many males within the backseat of the automotive. Anderson had been concerned in a struggle at a on line casino with Tupac shortly earlier than the capturing occurred.
In the meantime, prosecutors allege that phone recordings and a listing of names supplied to Davis’ members of the family present there’s vital danger of hurt if Davis is launched. The prosecutors additionally deliver consideration to Davis’ phrases in that memoir, offering proof that he orchestrated the capturing.