AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Federal jury acquits rapper Lil Durk in Los Angeles murder-for-hire case, but a second trial looms
A Los Angeles federal jury cleared Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk of all charges in an alleged murder-for-hire plot, but federal prosecutors say they will get another chance when his racketeering trial begins in October. Durk Devontay Banks, the 32-year-old rapper known as Lil Durk, walked away from every count against him Friday after three […] The post Federal jury acquits rapper Lil Durk in Los Angeles murder-for-hire case, but a second trial looms appeared first on American Almanac .
A Los Angeles federal jury cleared Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk of all charges in an alleged murder-for-hire plot, but federal prosecutors say they will get another chance when his racketeering trial begins in October. Durk Devontay Banks, the 32-year-old rapper known as Lil Durk, walked away from every count against him Friday after three days of jury deliberation, CBS News reported . The charges, conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire, carried a potential life sentence. The jury rejected all of them. The verdict did not end the case entirely. Two co-defendants, Deandre "OTF Dede" Wilson and David "Browneyez" Lindsey, were convicted on stalking-related charges, including conspiracy to commit stalking,…Open
