Rapper Lil Durk charged with murder-for-hire
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting rapper Quando Rondo over his alleged involvement in the killing of up-and-coming musician King Von in 2020 in Atlanta.
The “All My Life” hitmaker, whose real name is Durk Derrick Banks, is currently being held at Broward County Jail in Florida without bond.
Federal charges were filed against Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston, according to the indictment in US District Court in Los Angeles, obtained by TMZ.
Prosecutors allege that all five men named in the indictment have ties to the rap group “Only the Family” (OTF), formed by Lil Durk in 2010.
While the Chicago native, 32, isn’t named as a defendant, he has vehemently denied claims that OTF is a gang.
Officials claim the men organized the August 2022 shooting in Los Angeles, Calif., as direct retaliation for the 2020 death of emerging rapper King Von.
Von was fatally shot by Quando’s associate Lul Timm following a heated argument.
According to the indictment, officials allege that the men used an OTF-associated credit card to purchase plane tickets to Los Angeles in August 2022. It is alleged that the trip’s purpose was to search for Quando Rondo.
Once there, Grant allegedly booked a hotel room for the men to stay at, where he provided them with firearms, prosecutors said.
Grant also allegedly rented two cars the men used to follow Rondo and his 24-year-old cousin, Saviay’a Robinson.
Once the pair had stopped for gas, Houston allegedly drove into a nearby alley before Jones, Lindsey, and a third unidentified man carried out the shooting.
Rondo was not injured in the shooting, however, Robinson was fatally wounded.
After the shooting, the defendants went to a nearby eatery to discuss payment, the indictment adds.
That same day, the credit card was used to purchase plane tickets for Wilson, Jones, Lindsey and Houston to travel back to Chicago.
Prosecutors said that on the same day as the shooting, an unnamed co-conspirator used an OTF-associated credit card to purchase plane tickets for Wilson, Jones, Lindsey, and Houston to return to Chicago.
According to TMZ, Jones and Houston have hearings scheduled in Chicago on Monday. Grant, Wilson, and Lindsey have waived their right to a hearing and will instead be sent to Los Angeles.
The Post has reached out to Lil Durk’s reps for comment.
It’s not Lil Durk’s first run-in with the law.
He previously faced five felony charges stemming from his alleged connection to a Feb. 2019 shooting.
After surrendering to police in May 2019, he was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony and gang activity.
The artist was part of XXL Magazine’s 2014 “Freshman Class” along with Chance the Rapper and Rich Homie Quan.
Earlier this year, Lil Durk became a Grammy-winning rapper for his hit track “All My Life.” He had previously received four nominations.
