Lil Durk Acquitted on 5 Federal Counts in 2022 Murder-for-Hire Case
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 12
Lil Durk Acquitted on 5 Federal Counts in 2022 Murder-for-Hire Case
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 12
Summary
Three days of jury deliberations ended with Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, cleared on five federal counts tied to the 2022 Los Angeles killing of Saviay’a Robinson, a case that could have brought a life sentence.
Prosecutors had argued the 33-year-old rapper ordered a hit on rival Tyquian Bowman, known as Quando Rondo, after King Von’s 2020 shooting death, alleging he financed flights, cars, phones and ski masks for the attack.
Three associates underpinned that case, including two former co-defendants; Keith Jones testified Banks offered $1 million to kill Bowman, while prosecutors said social media pressure to “slide for Von” fueled the plot.
Two co-defendants, Deandre Dontrell Wilson and David Brian Lindsey, were also acquitted of murder-for-hire but convicted on stalking charges, closing a closely watched federal trial centered on one of rap’s biggest stars.