Lil Durk Arrest: What We Know About Rapper’s Alleged Involvement In Murder-For-Hire Plot

Chicago rapper Lil Durk was taken into custody in Florida on Thursday on charges related to a murder-for-hire scheme. This arrest followed the apprehension of five individuals connected to Lil Durk's hip-hop group, Only The Family, who were also charged with similar offenses. This alleged plot aimed to target rapper Quando Rondo in response to the 2020 killing of rapper King Von.

Lil Durk was taken into custody on Thursday in Florida on charges related to conspiracy to commit murder. (Photo by Prince ... [+] Williams/FilmMagic)

Lil Durk, 32, whose actual name is Durk Devontay Banks, is currently in custody at a jail in Broward County, Florida, after being taken into custody on Thursday, as indicated by the arrest records from Broward County.

According to arrest records, Lil Durk was taken into custody on charges related to a murder-for-hire scheme. However, the specific details of his role in the alleged plot remain ambiguous.

On Thursday morning, five men—Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston—who prosecutors claim are connected to Only The Family, were taken into custody in Chicago. They were brought before the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, as reported by the Chicago Tribune.

An indictment submitted to the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles outlines charges against the five individuals. These include plotting to carry out a murder-for-hire that led to someone's death, as well as utilizing a machine gun that caused death.

Prosecutors accused five men of plotting to murder rapper Quando Rondo in 2022. This was said to be an act of revenge for a 2020 incident where a clash between Rondo's group and King Von's group led to gunfire, resulting in King Von's death. In connection with that incident, Quando Rondo’s associate, Timothy "Lul Tim" Leeks, was charged with murder.

Prosecutors allege that the five men went to Los Angeles with the intention of shooting and killing Quando Rondo while he was in his car. However, their gunfire tragically struck his cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, also known as Lul Pab, who was riding as a passenger in the vehicle.

Forbes has contacted Lil Durk's representatives and the lawyers of the five individuals detained in Chicago.

"Who Is Lil Durk? A Brief Overview"

Lil Durk is a rapper from Chicago who established the group Only The Family in 2010, with which he has put out six albums. King Von was part of Only The Family until his tragic death. In the 2010s, Lil Durk gained significant recognition after signing with Def Jam Records and releasing his albums “Remember My Name” in 2015 and “Lil Durk 2X” in 2016. He later joined Alamo Records and received his first Grammy nominations for “Laugh Now Cry Later,” a track featuring Drake, in 2021. In 2022, he achieved his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “7220,” and in 2023, he released his biggest hit to date, “All My Life,” a Grammy-winning collaboration with J. Cole.

King Von, born Dayvon Daquan Bennett, was fatally shot outside a hookah lounge in Atlanta during the early morning hours of November 6, 2020. According to local law enforcement, an altercation broke out between King Von's group and another group led by Quando Rondo. This dispute quickly escalated into gunfire around 3:20 a.m., leaving six individuals injured and two dead. TMZ released surveillance footage that seemed to show King Von striking Quando Rondo and his associates. Sources claimed that King Von's crew had approached Quando Rondo while he was resting in his car. Two weeks following the incident, Quando Rondo dropped a track titled "End of Story," where he appeared to address the situation. In the song, he asserted that the shooting was an act of self-defense, rapping, "he shouldn't have never put his hands on me, look at the footage, that's all the evidence."

Before his arrest, Lil Durk was actively promoting his upcoming album, "Deep Thoughts," scheduled to drop on November 22. In October, he released a number of new tracks, including "Late Checkout," which came out two weeks ago.

Five individuals from Chicago have been charged in connection with a murder-for-hire shooting in Los Angeles, which was reportedly carried out as revenge for the killing of rapper King Von. (Chicago Tribune)

Quando Rondo Talks About King Von's Deadly Shooting in "End of Story" (Complex)