Chicago rapper Lil Durk, born Durk Derrick Banks, is currently held at Broward County Jail on federal charges, including a murder-for-hire allegation.
According to NBC, U.S. Marshals apprehended Lil Durk between late Thursday and early Friday. His arrest coincides with the indictment of five members of his Chicago-based crew, Only The Family (OTF), who face charges as co-conspirators in a Los Angeles murder-for-hire plot.
Although it’s uncertain if Durk’s detention is directly connected to this investigation, the timing has sparked considerable interest.
CBS reports that the charges against Lil Durk are connected to a plot targeting the cousin of rapper Quando Rondo, who was killed in 2022. Investigators suggest that the alleged scheme was retaliation for the earlier murder of Chicago rapper King Von.
According to the Daily Mail, “Rapper Lil Durk ‘is arrested over murder-for-hire plot’ hours after five were charged over links to the shooting of Quando Rondo’s cousin.” These reports indicate that Durk was arrested in Broward County, Florida, on Thursday night and is currently awaiting transfer to the custody of U.S. Marshals.
The indictment of the five alleged members of Only The Family (OTF), unsealed by a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, lists charges including conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire resulting in death, and using a machine gun in a violent crime that led to death.
Lil Durk has achieved notable success in the music industry, collaborating with artists like Drake on “Laugh Now Cry Later” and J. Cole on “All My Life,” both of which reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts. In 2024, he won a Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Laugh Now Cry Later.”
