Maurice Devin Brown has been indicted as a new suspect — DALLAS. According to a public affidavit of arrest made by the Dallas Police Department, Maurice Devin Brown has been indicted on a charge of murder.
Noble Melvin, also known as Mo3, was killed in a broad daylight attack on White Clarendon Drive at I-35, where multiple shots were fired. The suspect, later identified as White Dontrell Kewon, was photographed exiting a dark-colored Chevrolet Camaro as he chased Noble, who was also seen in Oak Cliff on I-35. The police described the incident as a “brazen” and “striking” act.
Sitting in his vehicle, an unsuspecting onlooker was struck by a bullet during the gunfire. Escaping any life-threatening harm, he was transported to a nearby hospital.
Noble was transported to Methodist Hospital where he passed away as a result of his injuries.
He was apprehended by federal authorities on December 9th for being in possession of a gun despite being prohibited. Prior to the tragic event, in Dallas County, White was released on bail for a serious offense of illegally having a firearm as a convicted felon, in addition to a minor offense of avoiding arrest. While heading northbound on I-35, White hastily left the location.
Two men, identified as Brown and White, were charged with gun and drug crimes. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas released a press statement following the arrest of White.
When law enforcement officers tried to initiate a traffic stop, the individual evaded them initially by escaping on his off-road motorcycle and later by running on foot. According to a criminal complaint filed in November, a 9mm handgun was discovered in White’s trouser pocket by the authorities. Although both individuals were referred to as “associates,” only White was connected to the murder of Noble at the moment of apprehension.
In the preceding month, he admitted to federal offenses of having a weapon as a previously convicted criminal and conspiring to have in his possession a controlled substance with the intention to distribute it. As per an additional criminal complaint drafted in that same month, a stolen AK-47 rifle was found in Brown’s wardrobe, along with a plant-based material that tested positive for synthetic cannabinoids, a container of pills that tested positive for methamphetamine, weighing instruments, small bags, and an amount exceeding $3,000.
During the police investigation, it was discovered that the witness, Noble, had a relationship with Brown and was upset over something. Additionally, the witness told detectives that Brown had contacted him countless times prior to the deadly shooting. The police found evidence of this from the logs of Brown’s cellphone calls leading up to the day of the murder. When questioned, the juvenile witness confirmed that he had seen the shooting take place at a certain location.
Brown was taken into custody on Nov. 19 and arrested on federal charges. Authorities confirmed that he learned that a known witness and the Noble complainant were “dating” and became upset over a recent video on Facebook. The juvenile witness called him in the morning and admitted to being upset over the murder on the day of the incident. He denied being involved in the incident.
After the DPD released photographs of the individual present at the crime location, investigators were provided with an unidentified tip identifying White as the potential perpetrator in the death of Noble, which occurred later on November 25th.
The witness informed the police that White obtained cellphone records indicating that Noble stayed in the area of the apartment where the shooting occurred, both in the morning and before night. The witness also told the police that she heard White confessing to shooting Noble on the phone.
The incidents of the day and the previous day, which involved the exchange of information while Noble was being monitored from the apartment of the young witness, substantiated numerous phone conversations between him and White. Brown’s phone records indicated that White and Noble followed the same route and even positioned him at the location where the shooting took place. The evidence also indicated.
He couldn’t remember the numbers that belonged to him, the investigators told him to compare the phone records and he also couldn’t definitively say that the phone number that was compared in the records belonged to him. He denied knowing him, White knew if he asked Brown when.
Brown and White are both currently held in federal custody, with White facing charges of murder dating back to February.