LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – In a June 25 order, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny ruled that she was uncertain that murder defendant Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ bond “was obtained through legal sources” and denied him bail.
Davis is charged with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in a shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Davis appeared in court on Tuesday and posted a $112,500 bail premium in an attempt to secure house arrest leading up to his trial this fall.
The court heard testimony from Cash Jones, who posted the bail, as well as Davis himself. The judge noted that the court “took the matter under advisement” in ruling that Davis failed to make a prima facie showing that the funds for the bond were obtained legally.
The judge added that bank records related to the bond provided to the court were “insufficient to make the requisite showing that the $112,500 bail premium was paid by a legitimate source.”
The court was provided six months of bank records reflecting deposits and withdrawals to Jones’ account from December 2023 to this May.
“The Court notes that these records do not show the actual source of many of the larger deposits to these accounts, only that they were made via wire transfer. The wire transfers have names attached, but the Court was not provided with any additional documentations as to where these wire transfers came from. There are at least two unexplained ‘counter deposits’ in the amounts of $50,000 each.”
Judge Carli Kierney, June 25
The ruling added that the month before the bail premium was paid, the balance in the account was insufficient to cover the payment. It added that it coupled “that uncertainty” with statements that Davis made to his wife earlier this month, indicating that Jones did not have the capital to pay the bond premium, adding that Jones was a “front” or a “middleman” for the true poster of the bond.
“Under these circumstances, the Court cannot say that Mr. Davis has shown the funds were legally obtained,” Kierney stated. The Court then demanded a source hearing to ensure that the bond premium was not paid out of profits from Davis discussing the killing of Shakur.
The bond was vacated and the bail posted was returned to Jones.
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