Judge Denies 2Pac Murder Suspect's Release Even After Bail Was Paid

A judge has denied Keefe D's release from jail even after his $750,000 bail was paid.

According to a report Rolling Stone published on Tuesday, June 25, the man who's charged with the murder of Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keefe D" Davis, attended a bail hearing at the Clark County District Court in Nevada. Judge Carli Kierny heard arguments from both sides about his potential release from jail to house arrest after music manager Cash “Wack100” Jones paid $112,500 to fulfill Davis' bail. Wack attended the hearing via Zoom and testified that the money he used came from the business bank account for his company 100 Entertainment.

"I know him from passing," Wack said during his testimony. "I know his son. We sat down and talked a few times in general about personal things when he was having his bout with cancer. Personal things, industry stuff. Just regular conversation."

"He's always been a monumental guy in our community," Wack continued. "And I've helped several people in our community, whether it was funerals, whether it was for bail."

The judge ultimately denied Davis' release after the prosecution proved that the overall motive behind Wack's payment was for Davis to appear in a series or documentary upon his release. The act would violate Judge Kierny’s previous request that Davis cannot profit from his statements. According to prosecutors, Wack wanted to record interviews with Davis before and after his release.

Wack told the judge that he contributed the money without any strings attached. He only expressed his interest in working with Davis after the trial is over. However, the prosecution referred to Davis and Wack's testimony as "fraud" especially after they played a recording from a recent visit with his wife in jail.

“Cash [Jones] ain’t got no damn money to get me out,” Davis said. “[It’s] the Jewish man that own the f**king movie company. Cash ain’t got no f**king money to own no f**king movie company. …They just using him as a front, so it won’t look like they did it, you know what I’m saying?”

Davis' trial is expected to begin in November. He previously pleaded not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon.