Yella Beezy is in police custody in Texas, where he’s been arrested and hit with a capital murder charge in the death of rapper Mo3 … TMZ has learned.

The rapper was busted in the Dallas area on Thursday, where he’s currently in jail.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ … Yella is accused of intentionally and knowingly causing the death of Melvin Noble AKA Mo3 on November 11, 2020.

The charging documents accuse Yella of employing a man named Kewon White to murder Mo3 on a Texas interstate by using a firearm.

We reached out to Yella Beezy’s lawyer for comment … so far, no word back.