Photo Credit: Lil Durk by Daniel X. O’Neil
Chicago rapper Lil Durk is accused of being the mastermind behind the 2022 attempted murder of Quando Rondo by putting a bounty on his head in revenge for the death of King Von. He has been behind bars since his arrest in October and has been denied bail, despite his attorneys proposing a bond package of around $3 million in cash and real estate.
Durk’s legal team says prosecutors’ assertion that the rapper details the plan on Babyface Ray’s song “Wonderful Wayne & Jackie Boy” is inaccurate; the song was written months before the attack took place.
“The government’s misrepresentation in the Superseding Indictment, whether knowing or reckless, undermines the integrity of the grand jury’s true bill against [Durk],” write the rapper’s attorneys. “The Court should dismiss the Superseding Indictment against him as a result.”
His lawyers also claim, in a separate filing asking Durk to be released from jail ahead of his trial, that prosecutors have “attempted to hold [Durk] responsible for video clips that YouTubers and Instagram users have edited, produced, and posted to social media, but with whom [he] has no affiliation.”
Prosecutors have argued the rapper has a pattern of “criminal behavior and interference,” with which the judge agreed, and ultimately denied his attorneys’ proposed bond package. Prosecutors further allege that Durk has not been a model inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles.
“Despite clear instructions to not engage in three-way calls, defendant repeatedly abused the phone system at MDC to engage in such conduct,” read a legal brief released in December.
The trial is set to begin on October 14, 2025, after being pushed back nearly a year. Among the reasons for the delay include the “complex nature” of the case, which includes “approximately 230GB of digital evidence” containing “audio/video recordings and surveillance footage, and approximately 20,000 pages of reports concerning murder and other violent acts, photographs, witness statements, and medical documents.”
Durk continues to maintain his innocence, asserting that prosecutors have “no real evidence” of his involvement in the attempted murder of Quando Rondo. The incident resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson.
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