A new compelling headline: Keefe D’s Old Police Interview Reveals Diddy’s Involvement in a Violent Feud and a Controversial Security Arrangement
Keefe D, a former police investigator, recounted a 2008 interview with Los Angeles investigators, detailing claims about Diddy, Suge Knight, and alleged armed security personnel following a heated dispute between the South Side Crips and the Bad Boy gang.
The interview centered on a specific alleged security arrangement: Davis’ preference for Navy SEAL bodyguards to protect Diddy, despite the presence of nearby gangsters. Davis explained that he would rather have Navy SEALs than gangsters, stating, “Would you rather have some Navy SEALs or some gangsters?”
Davis then elaborated on his preference, stating that he would want the gangsters, due to the blood they’d tear at his ass, rather than the gangsters.
The alleged security arrangement occurred after Jai ‘Big Jake’ Robles was fatally shot outside an Atlanta nightclub in September 1995. The Los Angeles Times later reported investigators saw Robles’ killing as the event that pushed the Bad Boy-Death Row dispute toward bloodshed. Asked why Diddy needed more protection, Davis stated, “Well, to protect him. He was that scared of that dude.” Detective Daryn Dupree questioned Davis about the specific wording, asking if he could recall the exact words he used.
Davis described a Hilton hotel gathering before Tupac’s killing where Diddy allegedly spoke about wanting Knight and Tupac dead. He described a room where Diddy allegedly discussed wanting the two rappers dead.
Kading pressed for the precise wording: “What did you actually hear? What was the words? If… the best you can remember what he says?” Davis replied, “Shit, he said he’d give us anything for those dude’s head, you know?” Kading asked, “He’d give you anything for these guys’ head?” Davis described the room: “He was in the main… he had the Navy SEALS in one room over here… in that middle room.”
Thursday’s testimony showed that Davis described another alleged Diddy conversation, separating those hotel remarks from his later, more specific $1 million claim. Dupree placed the alleged solicitation at Greenblatt’s Deli, and detectives later used Davis undercover while unsuccessfully trying to confirm the payment through Eric ‘Von Zip’ Martin.
Earlier AllHipHop coverage detailed Davis’ accusation that Diddy promised a $1 million bounty for Tupac and Knight through Martin.
Diddy was never charged in Tupac’s killing and told AllHipHop in 2011, “The story is pure fiction and completely ridiculous.”
Keefe D reached trial through an LAPD investigation that originally focused on Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace’s 1997 murder. During his 2008 session, Davis denied involvement in Biggie’s death but began describing what he claimed happened to Tupac.
On July 28, Judge Carli Kierny cleared the 2008 recording for trial over defense objections tied to Davis’ cooperation deal.
After more public interviews and his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend, Davis was taken into custody in Nevada during September 2023.
Prosecutors say Davis organized retaliation after Tupac and others attacked his nephew Orlando Anderson following the Mike Tyson fight at MGM Grand. His defense says Davis exaggerated his role for money and attention, while prosecutors are using his recorded statements and book against him.
His plea remains not guilty, and a conviction could leave Keefe D serving life under Nevada’s murder charge tied to gang activity.
Proceedings could stretch across roughly four weeks while prosecutors continue presenting witnesses in Clark County District Court.
Source: AllHipHop
