THE Compton gangbanger accused of orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur has been hit with a new charge after allegedly being involved in a fight with another inmate.
Surveillance footage from inside Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas showed murder suspect Duane “Keefe D” Davis, 61, on the floor, allegedly grappling with a shirtless inmate.
In one still image, Davis, wearing a dark blue prison jumpsuit, is pictured standing near a correction officer as another inmate appears to confront him in a fighting stance.
A second image showed both Davis and the inmate wrestling on the floor and throwing closed fists, according to court documents obtained by CBS affiliate KLAS-TV.
Davis allegedly had the other inmate in a headlock.
A correction officer pepper sprayed both men until they were separated, the outlet reported citing court documents.
After the confrontation, Davis reportedly told officers he “was just standing his ground.”
Davis was charged on Sunday with battery by a prisoner for the incident.
The other inmate was only identified as a 53-year-old who is also in custody on a murder charge, according to KLAS-TV.
The number assigned to the incident showed the fight occurred on January 23, the outlet reported.
Davis, who is being held without bail since his arrest in September 2023, was ordered to stand trial after a Las Vegas judge upheld the murder charge against him during a court hearing on January 21.
The self-confessed former leader of the South Side Compton Crips gang filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him, claiming he was being unfairly prosecuted.
In his motion, Davis claimed he had a federal government immunity deal over his repeated admission to orchestrating the killing of Tupac on September 13, 1996.
However, Judge Carli Kierny refuted Davis’ claims, saying there is no evidence of such a deal between the suspect and federal authorities.
Instead, the judge agreed with prosecutors that Davis received warnings from his defense team and a Las Vegas Metro Police officer that confessing to the crime during an interview carried no legal protection.
Judge Kierny said Davis did not help his cause by revealing “additional information on own admission” in several media interviews, reveling in the fame and money, which she described as “pecuniary gain.”
