LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A Clark County judge has set bail for Duane "Keefe D" Davis, the suspect in the 1996 killing of rap legend Tupac Shakur, at $750,000.
Last month, Davis' special public defenders, Robert Arroyo and Charles Cano, filed a motion asking a judge to place Davis on house arrest and for the bail not to exceed $100,000. They claimed Davis is not a threat to the community or a flight risk.
While the judge did place his bail above $100K, Davis will be placed on house arrest if he is able to post bail.
Cano says he's not sure if Davis will be able to post bail but that it's a possibility. If he does, Davis will have to prove to the court that the bail money is from a legitimate source.
According to the motion, the former Compton Crips gang leader's health has declined since his arrest in September after being indicted by a grand jury. His attorneys say Davis "is not getting his bi-monthly checkups" and "his diet in jail is terrible."
Marc DiGiacomo, the chief deputy district attorney for Clark County, argued that Davis remains part of the gang lifestyle and still remains a threat to the community, pointing to multiple interviews where Davis identified himself as the one who ordered Shakur's execution.
"He was born in it, he grew up in it, and I dispute he ever left it," DiGiacomo said.
Arroyo says the state's case against Davis lacks physical evidence and instead features a lot of dramatization.
"I'm not sure if your honor is familiar with wrestling," he said to District Court Judge Carli Kierny. "This is WWE, this is YouTube life, this isn't real life."
In her explanation of her ruling, Kierny agreed there was a lack of physical evidence but was careful to say that she wasn't commenting on the strength of the case against Davis.
Davis is due back in court on Feb. 20 for a status check. His trial is scheduled for June 3.
