At one point, many assumed Tupac Shakur‘s murder would remain unresolved, but Duane “Keefe D” Davis now finds himself at the center of a high-profile case tied to the tragic event.

Back in 1996, Shakur was traveling in a car with Suge Knight on the streets of Las Vegas when another vehicle pulled up beside them and began shooting. Six days later, the legendary rapper succumbed to his injuries, leaving behind a towering cultural legacy.

For decades, speculation and theories surrounded his untimely death. Then, in 2023, authorities arrested Keefe D and charged him with first-degree murder involving a deadly weapon for allegedly orchestrating that fateful drive-by shooting.

As the case continues to unfold, the New York Post reports that Davis may have implicated himself in jailhouse calls. These recordings, which are allegedly set to be presented as evidence, reportedly feature Davis discussing his connection to Tupac’s murder while incarcerated.

The trial is scheduled to begin on August 10 in Las Vegas, with prosecutors aiming to submit these explosive phone conversations as part of their case. According to reports, Keefe D reportedly argued that discussing the late rapper was an exercise of his “First Amendment right.”

Davis’ lawyer, Michael Sanft, said: “Here’s the thing at the end of the day, when the state of Nevada has to rely on that kind of information to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt, they’ve got a huge problem. And I’ve seen the state before, they’ll listen to the phone calls, but it’s sort of like, ‘Nah, we don’t care. We don’t need them.'”

“Do I agree with him writing the book and doing all these interviews? No,” he said. “Keefe knows that I’m in his corner, and I have a personal pride issue here because I want to win this case too, and I want to do the best job for Keefe that I can,” Snaft added.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled for June 30.