Lil Durk seeks dismissal or narrowing of murder-for-hire charges

Rapper Durk Derrick Banks, known professionally as Lil Durk, is asking a federal judge to dismiss or narrow charges in a murder-for-hire case, arguing the indictment lacks the specific details his lawyers say are necessary to prepare a defense. The motion, filed by his legal team, comes as prosecutors move for an anonymous jury and cite new concerns that he may have attempted to tamper with witnesses while in custody. A hearing on the defense motion is scheduled for November 18, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in Los Angeles.

Federal prosecutors accuse Banks of directing members of his Only The Family collective to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles in August 2022 with the intent to kill rapper Quando Rondo, allegedly in retaliation for the 2020 killing of King Von. The August 2022 shooting at a gas station left Quando Rondo unharmed but killed his cousin, Saviaya Lul Pab Robinson, according to the indictment. Prosecutors allege Banks used coded messages, offered cash or music opportunities to incentivize the attack, and arranged vehicles, weapons and masks for the operation.

Banks has been in federal custody since his arrest on October 17, 2024, and has...