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Lil Durk’s $3.3 Million Bond Rejected as Judge Cites Safety Concerns

Prosecutors claim that Lil Durk “exercises a significant amount of control over others” as part of the ongoing investigation into his involvement in a murder-for-hire case.

On December 12, 2024, a Los Angeles judge denied the rapper’s $3.3 million bond request. Durk’s legal team proposed $1 million in cash from Sony Music and $2.3 million in house equity. They also offered to have him placed under 24-hour surveillance, with electronic monitoring and the surrender of his electronic devices. However, Judge Patricia Donahue ruled that there were no conditions that could “reasonably assure the safety of the community.”

Rolling Stone reported that Judge Donahue clarified the situation, stating, “The allegations are not that the defendant personally pulled the trigger,” but emphasized that Durk is accused of using his influence to control others involved in the crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ian Yanniello argued against Durk’s release, explaining, “As the allegations in this case make abundantly clear, Mr. Banks wasn’t on the street pulling the trigger. He was the one who allegedly orchestrated the [murder-for-hire]. He was giving the green light to book the flights.”

Prosecutors allege that Durk funded flights, firearms, and other resources for five of his affiliates from the Only The Family (OTF) label—Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston—to carry out a hit on rapper Quando Rondo in 2022. The attempted hit, which took place in Los Angeles, tragically led to the death of Rondo’s cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson.

Durk was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Miami on October 24, following the arrest of his associates. The FBI later revealed that Durk had attempted to flee the country by booking flights from South Florida airports and a private jet.

Durk’s attorney, Drew Findling, responded to allegations connecting the rapper to another 2022 murder, that of Stephon Mack, saying, “That’s other people. Our client has nothing to do with that.”

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