USACOPS have slammed claims prosecutors ordered a prison “beating” on Tupac’s murder suspect and insisted officers were actually carrying out a routine cell search when they found “contraband.”
Self-confessed LA gangbanger Keefe D had to be restrained by police officers during the raid after becoming “uncooperative” but no injuries occurred, bosses at the Clark County Detection Center said.
Keefe, who is being held in jail ahead of his murder trial for the death of rapper Tupac Shakur next spring, previously claimed that he was “beaten up” for no reason.
Officials are publicly disputing any claim that they mistreated the 61-year-old, who is in protective custody after losing his two bids for bail.
Davis ranted at Judge Carli Kierny at the end of Tuesday’s court hearing, that two correction officers attacked him, leaving him battered and bruised.
Ashen faced Keefe told Kierny that he feared dying after alleging he was beaten up in his cell on August 9.
However, in a statement to The U.S. Sun, a spokesperson for Las Vegas Metro Police, which manage center officers, hit back at the career criminal, who revels in the nickname “The Godfather Of Compton.”
Their statement read: “LVMPD Corrections Officers were conducting a routine module search of Davis’ cell and adjacent rooms when they discovered contraband inside of his cell.
“Davis became physically uncooperative and was subsequently handcuffed. Davis declined medical attention and officers documented the encounter. At no point did Davis complain of injury.”
Judge Kierny made it clear to Keefe during the hearing that his lawyer had not raised such allegations with the court in recent days.
Davis, who menacingly glared at prosecutors Marc DiGiacomo and Binu Palal during the 20 minute session, made a startling unsubstantiated claim that they had sent officers to attack him.
Keefe’s verbal volley caught in camera, began: “They brutally beat me up, attacked me and assaulted me.
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“I told them I had them cancer and am on blood thinners.”
He alleged that when he “asked for their names, their sergeant ran them out the door.”
Keefe alleged that other defendants saw the alleged attack and a video camera may have been on during the alleged altercation.
“I am on blood thinners…a bloody nose and you can die.”
He claimed that there was a nurse’s note, which may confirm injuries.
Keefe’s outburst came moments after Kierny ruled he would not be granted bail after a 20-minute hearing at court room 12B at the Las Vegas Judicial Court.
Keefe, real name Duane Davis, has spent eight months fighting to raise cash legitimately to be released on house arrest .
His lawyer Arnold, argued that Keefe was legally allowed to make money from his reputation given he was not convicted for Pac’s death.
Keefe, who wore his dark blue CCDC uniform, stood grim faced as Arnold, speaking via iPhone on FaceTime, spoke up for him being freed.
Kierny revealed that she was unsatisfied about the nature of the funds needed for Keefe’s $112,500 bail bond from a company called AG Entertainment,
Outside of court, prosector PalaI told The U.S. Sun that he “would not dignify Mr. Davis’ allegations with a response.”
During the “trial readiness” hearing on Tuesday, Arnold noted that he needed more time to review dozens of files from the LAPD concerning Keefe’s case.
Arnold was deciding what motions he planned to file having both “the case dismissed” or aspects of evidence presented by prosecutors.
All parties then agreed to push back the trial from its original November start date to March 17, 2025
Before the hearing started miserable Keefe sat slumped in the grey chair separated from his fellow defendants.
He looked angrily over at the prosecutors, even taking a huge sigh of seeming frustration,
On his way out of the hearing, he glared and made a comment to Palal, which could not be heard in the gallery
Kierny first granted Keefe bail based on a $750k fee on January 10.
Her ruling included Keefe disclosing full details on where the money prepped for his release would come from.
In July, she denied his first attempt at bail over uncertainty about the source of the bail bond supplied by rap entertainer Cash “Wack 100” Jones.
Prosecutors called out Jones and Keefe in court stating the pair had misled the judge over Jones’ motive for handing out $112,500 ball bond.
Since his summer 2023 arrest, prosectors have pushed for Keefe to remain behind bars before his trial suggesting he remains “a danger to the community” and alleged he’d discussed having a potential witness killed.
The state described Keefe as having a “reputation as a brutal gang leader” and being a “danger to the community.”
Keefe, who denies charges despite making multiple confessions for being the kill shot caller, faces life imprisonment if he is convicted of the murder of Tupac on September 7, 1996.
Author: Seyi Awoleye
Los-Angeles, USA
seyiawoleye@yahoo.com
