Rapper Lil Durk pleaded not guilty to conspiring to harm Quando Rondo on November 14, 2024.

The indictment stated that the alleged OTF gang members set up a bounty and used a label-affiliated credit card to book plane tickets from Chicago to California to find Quando. The Feds allege that Grant used a private jet from Miami to California to oversee the murderous operation and obtain hotel accommodations and tools.

The Grammy-winning artist’s high-profile attorney and the seriousness of the claims have garnered attention. Drew Findling is an accomplished Atlanta criminal defense lawyer who has represented Donald Trump, Cardi B, Gucci Mane, and Offset. Prosecutors say Lil Durk placed a bounty on Quando Rondo in 2022, killing his cousin.

Court documents allege that Durk hired five people to travel from Chicago to California to commit the act. The rapper is charged with conspiracy, murder-for-hire, and guns in a violent crime.

Findling’s involvement intensifies the case. Findling has stated his professional philosophy, “If not me, then who? I think the system collapses if one of us does that.”

Rapper Lil Durk Arrested In Florida In Alleged Murder For Hire