Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Lil Durk Found Not Guilty in Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial
A jury decided that Lil Durk was not guilty of all charges.
The case was heard in a federal court in Los Angeles.
The jury discussed the case for three days before reaching its decision.
Prosecutors said Lil Durk helped start a plan to kill another rapper.
That rapper is known as Quando Rondo, whose real name is Tyquian Bowman.
Lil Durk’s real name is Durk Banks.
He is expected to leave custody today.
The verdict means the jury did not find him guilty in this trial.
Lil Durk was found not guilty on all charges in his federal trial in Los Angeles.
The jury acquitted the rapper after deliberating for three days.
He is expected to be released today.
Prosecutors accused Durk Banks of setting in motion a plot to kill Atlanta rapper Quando Rondo.
Quando Rondo’s real name is Tyquian Bowman.
- Who
- Chicago rapper Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, and Atlanta rapper Quando Rondo, whose real name is Tyquian Bowman, were central to the case.
- What
- Lil Durk was found not guilty on all charges in a federal murder-for-hire trial.
- When
- The jury deliberated for three days, and Lil Durk is expected to be released today.
- Where
- The trial took place in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Prosecutors accused Lil Durk of setting in motion a plot to kill Quando Rondo.
Prosecutors' Allegation
Jury's Verdict
Central claim
Prosecutors' Allegation
Prosecutors accused Lil Durk of setting in motion a plot to kill Atlanta rapper Tyquian Bowman, known as Quando Rondo.
Jury's Verdict
The jury found Lil Durk not guilty on all charges.
Case outcome
Prosecutors' Allegation
The prosecution brought the federal murder-for-hire case against Lil Durk.
Jury's Verdict
After three days of deliberation, jurors acquitted him, and he is expected to be released today.
- Verdict
- Not guilty on all charges
- Defendant
- Lil Durk, also known as Durk Banks
- Trial type
- Federal murder-for-hire trial
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Jury deliberation
- Three days
- Expected release
- Today
- Alleged target
- Quando Rondo, also known as Tyquian Bowman