Lil Durk Acquitted on All Five Counts in Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial

Lil Durk has been found not guilty on all five counts in his federal murder-for-hire trial after three days of jury deliberations in Los Angeles.

Published Sep 9, 2026 · 3:30 PM
Lil Durk Acquitted on All Five Counts in Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial
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What Happened

A federal jury found Lil Durk not guilty on all five counts in his murder-for-hire trial after three days of deliberations in Los Angeles.

Why It Matters

The verdict fully acquits Durk on every count before this jury in one of hip-hop’s highest-profile federal criminal trials, while separate racketeering-related charges remain outside this verdict.

Lil Durk has been acquitted on all five counts in his federal murder-for-hire trial in Los Angeles.

The jury returned not-guilty verdicts after three days of deliberations, ending the trial that centered on prosecutors’ allegations that Durk, whose legal name is Durk Banks, helped organize a 2022 plot targeting rapper Quando Rondo.

The August 2022 shooting did not kill Rondo. His cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, was killed.

Durk maintained his innocence throughout the case.

Lil Durk found not guilty on all five counts

Durk faced five federal counts tied to stalking and murder-for-hire allegations. A conviction on the most serious charges could have exposed him to life in federal prison.

Instead, the jury found him not guilty across the board.

The verdict means Durk was acquitted of every count that was before this jury in the murder-for-hire trial.

What prosecutors alleged

Federal prosecutors argued that Durk used money and relationships connected to Only the Family to help set a revenge plot in motion against Quando Rondo following the 2020 killing of King Von.

The government pointed to travel, payments, communications and testimony from cooperating witnesses as part of its case.

Those were allegations presented at trial. The jury ultimately did not find the evidence sufficient to convict Durk on any of the five counts.

What Durk’s defense argued

Durk’s attorneys challenged the government’s theory and attacked the credibility of cooperating witnesses who had entered plea agreements.

The defense argued that prosecutors had not proved Durk knowingly joined or directed the alleged plot and that actions taken by people around OTF could not automatically be attributed to him.

After deliberating for three days, jurors returned not-guilty verdicts on all five counts against Durk.

Does Lil Durk still face federal charges?

Yes. This acquittal resolves the five counts in this murder-for-hire trial, but it does not end every federal case involving Durk.

Separate racketeering-related charges were severed from this trial earlier in 2026 and remain outside the verdict the jury returned here.

That distinction matters: Durk has been acquitted on all five counts in this trial, but the separate racketeering-related case was not decided by this jury.

What the verdict means

The immediate headline is clear: Lil Durk was found not guilty on all five counts in the federal murder-for-hire trial.

It is a complete acquittal on the charges jurors were asked to decide after weeks of testimony and three days of deliberations.

RRL will continue updating this story if the court issues additional orders or if there are material developments in the separate federal case.

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Key Takeaways

Lil Durk was acquitted on all five counts in his federal murder-for-hire trial after three days of jury deliberations. The verdict resolves every count before this jury. Separate racketeering-related federal charges were severed from this trial and were not decided by this verdict.

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