After being indicted for his alleged connection to a murder-for-hire plot , Lil Durk has pled not guilty. According to a federal indictment, the rapper , born Durk Devontay Banks, is facing charges of conspiracy, use of interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death, and using, carrying, and discharging firearms and a machine gun and possession of such firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death. Attorney Martin Estrada condemned the crime, stating: "Mr.
Banks is charged with orchestrating a cold-blooded murder that resulted in the death of a rival's family member ...
Not only that, the shooting occurred in the open, at a gas station at a busy intersection, endangering many others in the area. Violent gun crime of this sort is devastating to our community and we will have zero-tolerance for those who perpetrate such callous acts of violence." Chicago rapper Lil Durk reveals tough side of prison after being arrested on murder-for-hire charges Young Thug decides to plead guilty in long-standing Georgia trial Banks was originally arrested in Florida where officials claim he was found at a Miami-area airport and allegedly tried to escape the country, booking three international flights before being apprehended.
He was then extradited to California where he had his arraignment hearing with U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue who ordered Banks jailed without bond.
A status conference is set for Nov. 25 with a detention hearing on Dec. 12.
