Rapper Lil Durk in ‘great spirits’ behind bars after arrest for 2022 murder-for-hire

Grammy victor Lil Durk is reportedly thriving down bars pursuing his apprehension past week successful transportation with a plot to termination chap rapper Quando Rondo that resulted successful the decease of Rondo’s relative instead.

The 32-year-old “When We Shoot” rapper, existent sanction Durk Banks, is said to beryllium successful “great spirits” arsenic helium remains down bars astatine the Federal Detention Center successful Miami, wherever he’s awaiting processing, sources with nonstop cognition told TMZ.

Durk is reportedly getting on conscionable good with his chap inmates and those moving astatine the prison, who described him arsenic “super charming” and “agreeable.” However, insiders accidental that he’s nary excessively pleased with the culinary offerings successful lockup.

The Chicago-based creator is accused of having offered “a bounty” to anyone consenting to transportation retired the revenge sidesplitting of Rondo, who’s believed to person been progressive successful a November 2020 shooting successful Atlanta that near 3 men dead, including rapper King Von. The up-and-coming creator was a subordinate of Durk’s Chicago hip-hop collective, Only the Family (OTF).

Rondo and his cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, were driving astir Los Angeles connected Aug. 19, 2022, erstwhile authorities accidental 5 OTF members followed the brace and yet opened occurrence connected them astatine a state station. Rondo, past 23, survived the shooting, but his 24-year-old relative was killed.

Lil Durk (Broward County Sheriff’s Office)

Durk was arrested Thursday nighttime successful Miami portion attempting to fly the country connected a backstage formation to Italy, according to an FBI affidavit. He was charged with conspiracy to perpetrate murder-for-hire, and intends to plead not guilty.

The different men progressive successful the slaying were arrested successful Chicago earlier that aforesaid day. Authorities said astatine slightest 2 much arrests could beryllium forthcoming.

As of Wednesday, Durk remained down bars astatine FDC Miami. There’s been nary connection connected erstwhile the feds volition transportation him to California to formally look the charge.

The slaying of Robinson isn’t the archetypal convulsive transgression allegedly involving Durk. Earlier this month, helium was sued successful transportation with the fatal 2020 shooting of rapper FBG Duck. Durk and King Von, according to the suit, allegedly plotted with others to execution their Chicago rival.

Durk and King Von were besides charged successful a 2019 drive-by shooting in Atlanta, though charges against the erstwhile were subsequently dropped.