Authorities investigating Tupac Shakur murder suspect Duane Davis' jailhouse calls: Officials
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Authorities investigating Tupac Shakur murder suspect Duane Davis' jailhouse calls, officials told ABC News.
Authorities are investigating jailhouse phone calls from the man charged with orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, after hearing remarks they say indicate he might have been conspiring to harm witnesses cooperating with the prosecution, law enforcement officials tell ABC News.
Word of the investigation into what Duane "Keffe D" Davis meant in those conversations comes on the heels of a Las Vegas judge deciding to set his bail at $750,000 – a sum far above what his lawyers had asked for in advocating for his release to house arrest, pending trial.
In opposing their request for bail the Clark County District Attorney's Office, leading the case against Davis, said he poses "credible threats to witnesses" and a "danger to the community."
Davis, through his lawyers, denies the allegations.
Matt Murphy, a former prosecutor in Orange County, California, and an ABC News legal contributor said, "We have potential threats of harm, which will and should be investigated…Right now that's ambiguous. However, of course, the police are going to investigate that, as they should."
