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THE jailhouse call in which Tupac Shakur murder suspect Keefe D discusses a “green light” order with his son has emerged just one day after he was granted bail.
The audio file, obtained by The U.S. Sun, was submitted as evidence by prosecutors, who allege that it indicates that Keefe was aware of a potential death order for people planning to testify against him.
A “green light” is known within gang circles as an instruction or authorization to murder.
The U.S. Sun has learned that both the district attorney who brought the murder charges and the FBI are examining the call and other tapes that may form a potential separate criminal case.
The shocking claims are disputed by Keefe’s lawyers, who argue that the “green light” is actually a threat against him and his family.
Special Public Defender Robert Arroyo insists that rival gang group the Mob Piru, also known as Bloods, may have been instructed to terminate Keefe and his family members.
The controversial tape is one of the key pieces of evidence that will be used in the upcoming trial where Keefe could get life imprisonment if found guilty of orchestrating Tupac’s assassination in 1996.
The call prompted fierce court arguments from the defense and prosecutors at Tuesday’s bail hearing.
They disagreed about the true meaning behind Keefe and his son’s remarks in the two-minute 16-second audio recording from the Clark County Detention Center last year.
The short clip features Keefe’s son, Duane Davis Jr, having a disjointed conversation with his father.
Davis Jr opens with, “Call me in the morning I have got some s**t to tell you.”
Keefe then responds with, “About what?” before his son replies, “About some sh*t that is going on.”
Davis Jr then mutters some inaudible comments and adds, “They talking bout … it is a green light on us … our side.”
Keefe reacts, “Our side – there is a green light on our side?”
Not being specific about who he had spoken to, his son says: “Yeah that is what he had told me.”
He continues, “He said … We was raised in war, we don’t give a f**k.
“That n***** B Ru.
“He is saying that it is on…he said ‘Do you think we give a f**k about that? We are raised in this s**t”
Seemingly excited Keefe reacted, “Yay fool.”
He then seems to say, “Yahee”
His son then teases that more information will be spoken about later.
“I love you Big Dawg. I am gonna tell you about it tomorrow. Good night Big Dawg. I love you Big Dawg.”
Keefe responds, “I love you too.”
Then speaking to his wife seemingly, Keefe mumbles, “What is that dude called?”
Much of their conversation after that is unintelligible, but they both tell each other “I love you” before the recording ends.
FIERY DEBATE
In Las Vegas District Court on Tuesday, Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo argued that the audio allegedly points to potential criminal activity.
DiGiacomo claims that somehow Keefe, through either family or friends, “disseminated a list of 39 gang members who allegedly provided information to the police” and may be witnesses in the trial.
His court motion noted that one witness, Devonte Lee, was provided money to move over safety concerns by the FBI.
DiGiacomo made it clear that while Keefe doesn’t have to give a “green light” other gang followers can move ahead with such an order.
In court, DiGiacomo said, “He knew he doesn’t have to issue the green light.
“He knows what the culture is, because he was born in it, grew up in it and I dispute he ever left it.
“You listen to those calls, and you know he is a gang member to the core.
“That he has their morals, their values, and that he presents a clear and dangerous threat to our community.
“He made an effort to cause harm to those 39 people on that list. He is making efforts to cause harm to the high-ranking Mob Piru gang member.
“He doesn’t need to issue an order. He just needs to prove to the world that they talked to the police and everyone is at risk of death.
“Which is why the federal government came in and provided money to Mr Lee so that he could move his location.”
DiGiacomo reiterated, “I never alleged that Mr Davis issued a green light,” but claimed the defense is wrong over their stance that Keefe is the one at risk.
He said, “If that is true, then why is Mr Davis’ reaction to the phone call so excited and happy that there has been a green light issued?
“And that we were born in a war and this is war and all those other things?
“Why is he so excited about that, if him and his family members are about to be killed?”
You listen to those calls and you know he is a gang member to the core. That he has their morals, their values and that he presents a clear and dangerous threat to our community.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo
Defense lawyer Arroyo claimed that the prosecution “has taken a huge leap about these phone calls.”
Arroyo claims that Keefe has known about Vegas and community witnesses for years, because nearly all have given interviews in media “trying to make a couple of bucks on this case.”
Arroyo said that prosecutors have misinterpreted the phone call over the “green light.”
“The allegation is that Mr Davis’ son heard something on the street from a guy named B Rue. But B Rue says it is on – it is a green light on our side.
“I don’t need to call a gang expert in to know to know that B Rue is a Mob Piru Blood nickname. It is not a Crip nickname.
“So by putting that in the pleadings, now every Blood member in California knows that Mr Davis’ son is putting out this information.
“They have made their family more endangered now of retaliation. The threat is against Mr Davis.
“It is a ‘green light’ on our side, on our family. He doesn’t even know what his son is talking about in that phone call. He is not making any threats.
“He is not saying, ‘Good, make sure that gets carried out.’ He is saying ‘What are you talking about?’ You can’t really hear what is being said.
“The way Mr DiGiacomo characterizes it is unfair and inaccurate. He is taking a huge jump and liberties.”
A legal source revealed last night: “This tape and other conversations are being examined by law authorities and the FBI concerning potential criminal cases.“
Judge Carli Kierney revealed that she had listened to over “20 hours” of phone calls of Keefe’s voice.
Despite having concerns about some of Keefe’s comments and his potential gang links, Kierney granted him bail for $750,000 with house monitoring.