Rapper Lil Durk Arrested on Federal Murder-for-Hire Charge in Florida: Reports

Mar. 15, 2025

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Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested in Florida on a federal murder-for-hire charge, according to reports.

Though it is not clear if Durk, 32, was arrested in connection with the same case, he is considered the founder and leader of OTF.

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WGN, theSun-Timesand CBS Chicago reported that the 2022 homicide was in retaliation for the2020 killing of rapper King Von, an OTF member. The outlets report that Atlanta rapper Quando Rondo was the target of the alleged murder-for-hire, but that his cousin was killed instead.

The indictment names five defendants but also mentions five unnamed alleged co-conspirators that prosecutors claim were part of OTF.

source: people.com