Former gang leader makes bid for house arrest before Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with the 1996 murder of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, on Tuesday is asking the court to release him to house arrest before his trial begins in June. 

Court-appointed attorneys for the 60-year-old Davis argue that he is in poor health, he does not pose a danger to society and he will not flee to avoid his trial, according to The Associated Press. His lawyers are asking the judge to set his bail at a maximum of $100,000. 

Davis pleaded not guilty to murder and has remained in jail without bail since being arrested Sept. 29 outside of his home in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson.

Prosecutors said in a court filing last week that a list of names given to Davis' family members as well as jail telephone recordings indicate that if he is released, witnesses will be at risk of being harmed. 

Davis' son said in an October phone call recording that his father gave the "green light" to kill Shakur, according to prosecutors. Additionally, federal officials "stepped in and provided resources to at least (one witness) so he could change his residence," prosecutors said.

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