close
close

Lil Durk has been arrested on federal murder-for-hire charges

Lil Durk has been arrested on federal murder-for-hire charges

Chicago rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on murder-for-hire charges, according to reports.

The detention was reported by Chicago Sun-Times, NBC Miami and Fox 35 Orlandociting Broward County Jail records.

Lil Durkwhose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, does not appear to have been formally charged in federal court, but media reports say he is being held by US Marshals.

While details of the alleged contract killing have not yet been released, the arrest comes after five members of the Chicago music group known as Only the Family (OTF) were charged with a contract killing in 2022. murder in los angeles. The indictment, obtained by PEOPLE, was filed in the Central District of California.

Although it is unclear whether Durk, 32, has been arrested in connection with the same case, he is believed to be the founder and leader of the OTF.

Want to keep up with the latest crime news? Subscribe to Free PEOPLE True Crime Newsletter for breaking crime news, coverage of ongoing trials and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

WGN, Sun-Times and CBS Chicago reported that the 2022 killing was in retaliation for In 2020, the murder of rapper King Fonmember of the OTF. Atlanta rapper Quando Rondo was the target of an alleged murder-for-hire, but his cousin was killed instead, according to media reports.

The indictment names five defendants, but also names five unnamed alleged co-conspirators who prosecutors say were part of the OTF.