Keefe D’s Statements on 2Pac’s Murder Merely for ‘Entertainment Purposes,’ Lawyers Claim
The attorneys of Keefe D, whose real name is Duane Davis, have asserted that his comments about 2Pac’s murder were merely for “entertainment purposes.” Davis is the sole individual ever charged with 2Pac’s 1996 murder and has pleaded not guilty, with his trial scheduled for next year.
His legal representatives have recently asked for his release from jail and bail ahead of the trial, a request that has been denied since his arrest in September. As per KTNV, his lawyers have cited several reasons in their motion for this request, including that many of Davis’s public statements about the murder of the rap icon were for “entertainment purposes.”
They argue that the prosecutors have based their case on excerpts from Davis’s 2019 book, Compton Street Legend, co-authored by Yusuf Jah, and “did not delineate which parts of the book, if any, were written by Duane.” They also pointed to interviews Davis has given about 2Pac’s death in recent years, alleging an “astounding amount of hearsay and speculative testimony” was presented to the grand jury that decided to indict the 60-year-old.
“The truthfulness of the content of the interviews was never verified,” they contend in the filing. “The book and interviews were done for entertainment purposes and to make money from a situation that [LAPD officers] and others had already profited [from].”
Davis’s lawyers also state that he has been dealing with health issues while in jail, including a previously disclosed colon cancer diagnosis. “He is not getting his bi-monthly oncologist check-ups. Additionally, his heart health has declined,” the petition states. "He was put back on a group of medications to try to get things under control.
“He has to take these medications in the jail because he is unable to do the things necessary to maintain proper health. His diet in jail is terrible. He is given heavily-processed meals full of sodium that barely pass as food.” Davis was arrested for 2Pac’s murder in September following a search of his residence, marking the first arrest in the 27-year-old case. His next court appearance is set for January 1, with the trial commencing on June 3, 2024.
While Davis has been arrested for the murder of the rap legend, it is not believed that he was the shooter but was in the vehicle that pulled up next to 2Pac and Suge Knight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, and fired multiple shots. He is the only living suspect in the case.
The prosecution alleges that 'Pac was shot in retaliation for assaulting Davis’s nephew and fellow gang member, Orlando Anderson, in a Vegas casino earlier that evening.