Photo: The Canadian Press Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 slaying of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, arrives in court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. A Nevada judge said Tuesday she wasn't immediately convinced of the legality of an effort by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite a $750,000 bond to free a former Los Angeles-area gang leader from jail ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny expressed doubts after hearing arguments about granting Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ release to house arrest with electronic monitoring, but said she would review financial records submitted by his benefactor — Cash Jones, a manager of hip-hop artists including Johnathan “Blueface” Porter and Jayceon “The Game” Taylor.
The judge promised to post a brief description of her decision in the court record. She did not say when. Davis' attorney, Carl Arnold, told reporters outside court that he hoped for a decision later Tuesday.
Prosecutors Binu Palal and Marc DiGiacomo declined to comment. Jones, who uses the moniker “Wack 100," offered sworn testimony by internet video link from an unspecified place in California. Under questioning by Arnold, Jones said he paid 15% of the bail amount, or $112,500, as “a gift” from his business accounts to secure Davis' release.
“I know him in passing,” Jones said of Davis, a 6.