Rapper Lil Durk arrested in South Florida on murder-for-hire charge: Jail records
Chicago rapper Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, has been arrested in Florida on an alleged murder-for-hire charge, according to the Broward County Jail website.
According to jail records, the rapper was arrested on Thursday in Broward County and is being held on a charge of murder for hire. He was issued no bond. He is also being held for the U.S. Marshals Office, records show.
According to the complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice in the Central District of California, Lil Durk is the alleged leader of a Chicago-based rap collective known as "Only The Family" or "OTF." It is alleged that OTF members also act as a gang and have been involved in violent encounters, the complaint states.
The complaint alleges that several members of Banks' OTF collective were involved in the 2022 shooting of Quando Rondo's cousin in Los Angeles, a shooting that was apparently in retaliation for the 2020 shooting and killing of rapper King Von in Atlanta. It alleges that Banks ordered the hit and that he or OTF paid for the alleged hitmens' travel.
On Oct. 24, a grand jury indicted five members of Banks' OTF collective – Kavon Londson Grant ("Cuz" or "Vonnie"), Deandre Dontrell Wilson ("DeDe"), Keither Jones ("Flacka"), David Brian Lindsey ("Browneyez") and Houston ("Boogie") -- on several charges, including conspiracy and use of interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death; use, carry, and discharge of firearms and machinegun; and possession of such firearms, among other charges. Several homes were also raided in Chicago in connection to the investigation, the report said.
After the indictment against the OTF members, the DOJ alleges that Banks booked tickets for three international flights:
- A one-way flight from Miami to Dubai, connecting through Qatar
- A one-way flight from Fort Lauderdale to Switzerland, connecting through New Jersey
- A private flight from Miami to Italy
Banks was arrested "in the vicinity" of the Miami airport about an hour before the plane to Italy was scheduled to depart, the complaint said. He faces a charge of conspiracy to use interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death.
Earlier this month, the mother of FBG Duck, known as Carlton Weekly who was killed in August 2020, filed a civil lawsuit against Lil Durk, the City of Chicago, and a record label over Weekly's death, according to FOX 32 Chicago.