{"id":98779,"date":"2026-09-12T01:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T01:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chicago-rapper-lil-durk-acquitted-in-los-angeles-murder-for-hire-plot\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T01:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T01:45:34","slug":"chicago-rapper-lil-durk-acquitted-in-los-angeles-murder-for-hire-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/chicago-rapper-lil-durk-acquitted-in-los-angeles-murder-for-hire-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago rapper Lil Durk acquitted in Los Angeles murder-for-hire plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire plot targeting another rapper.<\/p>\n<p>Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, had faced multiple felony counts, including charges of murder, stalking and conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>Five other people associated with Lil Durk&#8217;s Chicago-based rap collective, &#8220;Only the Family&#8221; or &#8220;OTF,&#8221; were also accused in the case.<\/p>\n<p>A jury found Durk not guilty of all charges on Friday. Two co-defendants who were tried alongside Durk, Deandre &#8220;OTF Dede&#8221; Wilson and David &#8220;Browneyez&#8221; Lindsey, were convicted of stalking and stalking conspiracy charges, but acquitted of murder for hire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/25\/cd5ee919-a88d-4038-9dcf-fad941cfb2c2\/thumbnail\/620x336\/1b1cad298f7a26d74534e102ade34f52\/gettyimages-2179917660.jpg#\" alt=\"US-NEWS-RAPPERS-HITMEN-TB \" height=\"336\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/25\/cd5ee919-a88d-4038-9dcf-fad941cfb2c2\/thumbnail\/620x336\/1b1cad298f7a26d74534e102ade34f52\/gettyimages-2179917660.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/25\/cd5ee919-a88d-4038-9dcf-fad941cfb2c2\/thumbnail\/1240x672\/c65b9a7b15b9cdd946018030bf8d0480\/gettyimages-2179917660.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Lil Durk performs at the Lollapalooza music festival on July 30, 2022, in Chicago&#8217;s Grant Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Raquel Zald\u00edvar\/Chicago Tribune\/Tribune News Service via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/chicago-rapper-lil-durk-new-charges-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Federal prosecutors accused Durk of a plot to kill Atlanta rapper Quando Rondo<\/a><\/span>, whose real name is Tyquian Bowman.<\/p>\n<p>Rondo was the intended target of a 2022 shooting in which gunfire missed him but killed his cousin, 24-year-old Saviay&#8217;a Robinson, near the Beverly Center in L.A.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe the plot against Quando Rondo was retaliation for the earlier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/suspect-in-custody-in-connection-with-slaying-of-rapper-king-von\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">murder of Chicago OTF rapper King Von<\/a>, who was killed during an early morning exchange of gunfire outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say Durk made it known that he would &#8220;pay a bounty&#8221; to anyone who killed Rondo.<\/p>\n<p>Keith &#8220;Flacka&#8221; Jones, who was among those charged in the case, pleaded guilty to Robinson&#8217;s murder and testified against Durk, Wilson and Lindsey at trial. Kavon &#8220;OTF Vonnie&#8221; Grant also pleaded guilty in the case and testified against Banks, Wilson and Lindsey.<\/p>\n<p>Durk won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance for his single &#8220;All My Life&#8221; featuring J. Cole. He has also been nominated for a Grammy three other times.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Durk could have faced a life sentence.<\/p>\n<p>While he&#8217;s been cleared of the murder-for-hire charges, Durk will remain in custody on racketeering charges that accuse him of running his OTF group as a violent gang. 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