Sunday, December 15, 2024 - American rapper, Lil Durk is now facing another legal battle.
According to legal documents obtained by the Chicago
Tribune, the 28-year-old rapper legal name Devontay Banks has
been linked to another murd£r case.
The probe stems from the 2022 death of Stephon Mack, an
alleged gang leader who was fatally gunned down outside a Chicago youth center.
Authorities allege Durk orchestrated the fatal shooting to
exact revenge on the Gangster Disciples street gang, as one of its
associates allegedly murder£d Durk’s brother, Dontay Banks, in
2021.
“Lil Durk was and still is offering money for people to kill
those responsible for his brother’s murder, and more specifically, offering to
pay money for any Gangster Disciple that is killed,” a federal agent
wrote.
Chicago law enforcement said Durk has not been charged in
the Mack murder investigation, which is still “open and active.”
The Tribune cited an April
2023 warrant application that was unsealed Wednesday, December 11, ahead
of Durk’s unrelated detention hearing.
The Chicago rapper was arrested in October for his alleged
involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme. Prosecutors said Durk had put a hit on
fellow rapper Quando Rondo in response to King Von’s 2020 killing.
Authorities alleged Durk and his co-defendants targeted
Rondo at a West Hollywood gas station; however, the ambush resulted in the death
of Rondo’s cousin.
Durk was charged with one count of conspiracy; one
count of use of interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death;
and one count of using, carrying, and discharging firearms and a machine gun
and possession of such firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting
in death.
His codefendants are 28-year-old Kavon London Grant,
33-year-old Deandre Dontrell Wilson, 33-year-old Keith Jones, 33-year-old David
Brian Lindsey, and 36-year-old Asa Houston.
“Mr. Banks is charged with orchestrating a cold-blooded murder
that resulted in the death of a rival’s family member,” United States
Attorney Martin Estrada said in a press release.
“Not only that, the shooting occurred in the open, at a gas
station at a busy intersection, endangering many others in the area. Violent
gun crime of this sort is devastating to our community and we will have
zero-tolerance for those who perpetrate such callous acts of violence.”
Durk has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges.
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