Rapper Lil Durk Found Not Guilty In Murder-For-Hire Trial Tied To Quando Rondo Shooting
The verdict leaves Banks facing separate racketeering and firearms charges that prosecutors say could bring life imprisonment.
- On Friday, September 11, rapper Lil Durk, legal name Durk Banks, was acquitted of all five counts—conspiracy, two murder-for-hire charges, and two stalking counts—in a Los Angeles federal courtroom after a three-day jury deliberation.
- Prosecutors alleged Banks orchestrated a 2022 plot to kill rapper Quando Rondo, born Tyquian Terrel Bowman, in West Hollywood, retaliating for the November 2020 death of Chicago rapper Dayvon King Von Bennett at an Atlanta nightclub.
- While Banks was cleared, co-defendants Deandre Dontrell Wilson and David Brian Lindsey were convicted of stalking charges but acquitted of murder-for-hire counts, suggesting jurors accepted parts of the prosecution's broader narrative.
- Banks remains in federal custody facing a separate racketeering indictment alleging he orchestrated the 2022 killing of Stephon Mack in Chicago, with trial proceedings scheduled for next month.
- First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli expressed disappointment with the verdict, stating the government looks forward to presenting evidence at trial, while Banks posted on Instagram Sunday that he felt 'free' and wanted to "help save our kids.
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50 Cent Crowns Lil Durk Attorney 'Billion Dollar Lawyer' After Acquittal | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
50 Cent – Getty Images *50 Cent is giving attorney Drew Findling his props after Lil Durk’s sweeping acquittal in federal court — and the victory happens to fit nicely with one of 50’s upcoming television projects. After a Los Angeles federal jury found Durk, whose legal name is Durk Banks, not guilty on all five counts in his murder-for-hire trial, 50 celebrated Findling on Instagram, referring to him as the “Billion Dollar Lawyer.” The referen…
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One Trial Down! India Royale & Lil Durk’s Family Celebrates Not Guilty Verdict In Murder-For-Hire Trial
Lil Durk‘s trial came to a dramatic close Friday, September 11th, when a Los Angeles jury found the Chicago rapper not guilty on all five charges in his federal murder-for-hire case. The verdict sparked an emotional outpouring from his family, who had been by his side throughout the proceedings. According to TMZ, Durk’s father, Big […]
Chicago rapper Lil Durk acquitted but still faces RICO charges stemming from Chicago slaying
Two days after his stunning acquittal on murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles, Chicago-born rapper Lil Durk posted a photo of his high-powered trial team on social media along with a caption talking about freedom.
Lil Durk Celebrates Acquittal in Murder-For-Hire Trial: ‘I Feel All the Love and Positive Energy’
Lil Durk is giving thanks and praise following his acquittal last week in a murder-for-hire trial. The “Laugh Now Cry Later” MC was found not guilty on Friday (Sept. 11) of all charges accusing him or plotting a planned killing that targeted fellow rapper Quando Rondo, killing the rival rapper’s cousin. “Against all odds, we’re stronger together,” Durk (born Durk Banks), 33, wrote on Instagram over the weekend alongside a picture of his legal …
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