Rapper Lil Durk Arrested in South Florida on Murder-for-Hire Charges: Jail Records

Chicago rapper Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was arrested in Florida on a murder-for-hire charge, according to the Broward County Jail website.

According to jail records, the rapper was arrested Thursday in Broward County and is being held on a murder-for-hire charge. No bond was issued to him. He is also being held for the US Marshals Office, records show.

A few additional details were immediately released. FOX 35 News has reached out to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Office for additional information.

late thursday TMZ reported that five people allegedly associated with Lil Durk’s Only The Family (OTF) collective have been indicted by a grand jury on charges apparently related to the 2022 shooting death of Quando Rondo’s cousin in Los Angeles. That shooting, according to media reports, was allegedly in retaliation for the 2020 shooting and killing of Chicago rapper King Von in Atlanta.

Earlier this month, FBG Duck’s mother, known as Carlton Weekly, who was killed in August 2020, filed a civil suit against Lil Durk, the city of Chicago and a record label over Weekly’s death, according to the suit FOX 32 Chicago.

This is a developing story.