Judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
				
																	
								
				An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur, despite a bid by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite his $750,000 bond.				
			
			
			
			
						
						
						
					
		