Duane Davis Denied Bail In Tupac Murder Case Following Probe Into Source Of Funds

Duane Davis, the suspect accused of allegedly orchestrating the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996, has been denied bail in Las Vegas. The Nevada law known as the “slayer statute” was cited by the judge in his reasoning. This law prohibits alleged killers from profiting from their alleged crime.

According to The Guardian, Davis was originally arrested nine months ago, and has been held without bail ever since. He has continued to plead not guilty to charge of murder with a deadly weapon.

Back in January, a judge set bail on Davis, specifically $750,000. The judge told Davis that he could await the trial date under house arrest with electronic monitoring. According to The Guardian, Davis’ bond money was allegedly submitted by a music record executive Cash Jones, also known as Wack100. Jones said that he allegedly paid 15% of the total bail, stating at the hearing that it was an alleged gift from his business accounts. Jones then stated that he allegedly had no financial agreement or contract with Davis.

To counter this, prosecutors presented an interview that Jones had done where he allegedly stated that he would raise the bond if Davis agreed to create a series surrounding his life. They also played a phone call in which Jones allegedly told Davis, “You got to remember, this shit can set you up for the rest of your life. I will get you out and then we’ll sit down and talk about all that.” (via The Guardian)

Prosecutors used the interview and the phone call to claim that Davis “is getting the benefits from retelling his story in the killing of Mr Shakur. As a result, Mr Jones, in order to benefit from that, is paying the bail bond company … It’s clear that a fraud is being perpetrated on this court. One way or another … it is an illegal benefit, profiting from this crime.” (via The Guardian)

Due to the evidence presented at the hearing, Davis was denied bail based on Nevada’s “slayer statute.” The ruling also noted that there had allegedly been wire transfers to Davis’ bank account, but they could not trace where the payments came from.