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2Pac‘s alleged killer, Duane “Keefe D” Davis, will have to face charges after all, now that a judge has decided that he does not have immunity.
According to Clark County, Nevada District Court records viewed by HipHopDX, on Tuesday (January 21), Judge Carli Kierny denied Keefe D’s motion to dismiss the charges against him.
The motion to dismiss was filed on January 6. In it, the former gang member claims that his constitutional rights have been violated through an “unjustified” delay in proceedings, which have led to “dimming of memories, the death or disappearance of witnesses, and the loss or destruction of material physical evidence.”
According to ABC News, Keefe’s attorney argued that the facts in the case have been in possession of Las Vegas police since 2009 and that the delay in charing him has “irreversibly” compromised his right to a fair trial.
The motion also claims that prosecutors have no evidence beyond Keefe D’s own testimony due to the death or incarceration of others associated with the 1996 killing, such as Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight and his former rival Diddy, who Keefe once claimed ordered Pac’s murder.
The filing further argues that Keefe D was initially offered an immunity agreement by the authorities, which enticed him to give them details relating to the fatal shooting. One of those agreements was reportedly with the LAPD as part of their investigation into the murder of The Notorious B.I.G.
Prosecutors denied there was any proof of such agreements.
After the decision, Keefe’s lawyer Carl Arnold addressed the media.
“There’s no evidence that he was involved [in Pac’s murder],” he said. “He did what Detective [Greg] Kading did: he put out a book, and he made money. Even the state’s main investigation that testified at the grand jury said this is all about making money.”
Keefe wrote about Pac’s murder in his 2019 book Compton Street Legend, though his attorneys later claimed that prosecutors “did not delineate which parts of the book, if any, were written by Duane” as opposed to his co-author.
They also said that statements he made regarding 2Pac’s murder were just for “entertainment purposes.”
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
