Lil Durk’s legal troubles are far from over. The rapper, born Durk Derrick Banks, has been in custody since October 2024 following his arrest for an alleged murder-for-hire scheme. Prosecutors claim he instructed members of his entourage to fly from Chicago to Los Angeles in 2022 with the intent to kill rapper Quando Rondo. The incident ended in tragedy when Quando’s cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, was killed during a shooting at a gas station.
Now, new developments in the case reveal that Durk’s defense team is pushing to have the charges dismissed. AllHipHop’s Grouchy Greg Watkins reports that attorney Drew Findling filed a motion arguing that the indictment against Durk lacks the necessary details to ensure a fair trial. “While the Indictment alleges that the co-conspirators carried out various acts ‘at the direction of’ Mr. Banks—flying to Los Angeles; tracking, stalking, and attempting to kill [Quando Rondo] by gunfire; and procuring the firearms and equipment used to do so—it fails to give any specifics,” Findling wrote. “When, where, how, and to whom did Mr. Banks give these alleged directions? To ensure the basic fairness of this trial, the defense is entitled to know.”
Findling also criticized the indictment for omitting the key evidence that connects his client to the act. “What the Indictment fails to tell us are the very things the defense is entitled to know: the ‘operative facts’ underlying the government’s theories of Mr. Banks’ guilt. There is no allegation here that Mr. Banks physically participated in the stalking and shooting at issue,” he continued.
A hearing on the matter is scheduled for November 18. Meanwhile, Durk’s trial, which was supposed to take place in August, has been postponed to January 2026 because of the case’s complex nature, the extensive evidence, and the number of people involved.
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