Lil Durk and the murder-for-hire charge, explained
thefader.comIn October Lil Durk was arrested near Miami International Airport on a federal charge of murder-for-hire. The Chicago-born Grammy winner and drill rap pioneer is alleged to have conspired to kill a rival rapper as retaliation for the 2020 killing of King Von, a member of Durk’s Only the Family (O.T.F.) collective.
According to the federal criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Durk put out a bounty on the life of Quando Rondo in 2022.
The planned hit was not successful, though it did result in the fatal shooting of Saviay'a Robinson, Rondo’s cousin. Durk, 32, whose legal name is Durk Devontay Banks, remains in federal custody and was arraigned in Los Angeles on November 15.
He has been charged with conspiracy to use interstate facilities to commit murder for hire resulting in death. He has pleaded not guilty.
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