Rapper Lil Durk has been arrested and charged with murder-for-hire plot.
It comes just hours after five alleged members of his OTF collective were accused of participating in a murder-for-hire plot against rapper Quando Rondo and shooting his cousin.
Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested by police in Broward County in Florida on Thursday night, according to XXL Magazine
The website reported that the rapper is being held in the Broward County Jail pending the transfer of custody to the US Marshals.
His arrest comes hours after five other men were arrested in connection with the August 2022 shooting.
Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, was arrested by police in Broward County in Florida on Thursday night. XXLMag reported that the rapper is being held in the Broward County Jail pending the transfer of custody to the US Marshals.
Five people alleged to be members of rapper Lil Durk’s OTF collective have been charged with participating in a murder-for-hire plot against rapper Quando Rondo (pictured) and shooting his cousin.
The charges against the five men, which were unsealed yesterday by a US District Court in Los Angeles, include conspiracy to commit murder for hire, commission of murder for hire involving a death and use of a machine gun in a violent crime. resulting in death.
If found guilty they could face the death penalty.
The indictment claims that the accused men (Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey and Asa Houston) have ties to ‘Only the Family,’ also known as OTF.
OTF is a hip-hop collective created by South Side Chicago rapper Lil Durk, who mentored fellow rapper King Von.
The plot to shoot Quando Rando allegedly stems from his suspected involvement in the 2020 death of King Von.
According to prosecutors, the flights and rental cars were paid for with credit cards linked to OTF.
These accusations are the latest fallout from the high-profile murder of King Von, whose real name is Dayvon Bennett, in Atlanta in November 2020.
Following his death, an anonymous accomplice who is part of OTF offered money and “lucrative musical opportunities” to anyone who killed Quando Rondo.
In August 2022, a gunman opened fire on Quando Rondo, whose real name is Terrell Bowman, while he was at a gas station in West Hollywood with his sister and cousin.
Bowman and his sister were unharmed, but their cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, 24, was shot several times and died.
The indictment alleges that after tracking down Bowman in Los Angeles, Grant rented a hotel room on August 18, 2022. He later met up with his accomplices and, armed with several firearms, rented a car to track down the black Cadillac. by Bowman. The Chicago Tribune reported.
A surveillance image included in the indictment showed Grant’s rental BMW following Bowman’s Cadillac.
Once at the gas station, Houston drove down an alley and let Jones, Lindsey and another unidentified person out.
Surveillance video allegedly captured the men pointing their firearms and shooting at the car, killing Robinson.
The plot to shoot Quando Rando allegedly stems from his suspected involvement in the 2020 death of King Von (pictured)
OTF is a hip-hop collective created by South Side Chicago rapper Lil Durk (pictured), who mentored fellow rapper King Von.
After carrying out the attack, the men headed to a burger restaurant where they allegedly argued over payment.
The next day they flew back to Chicago from San Diego.
OTF was founded by Lil Durk over a decade ago as the Chicago rap scene was beginning to gain traction.
Lil Durk is among Chicago’s most successful rappers. The genre is famous for its hyperviolent lyrics and often focuses on disputes between gangs.
The five men were arrested yesterday in the Chicago area.