Lil Durk stays in jail despite murder-for-hire acquittal

Lil Durk remains in jail despite his Friday acquittal.

On 11 September, a Los Angeles federal jury found the rapper, whose real name is Durk Banks, not guilty of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of a man in Los Angeles four years ago.

Prosecutors have confirmed he will remain in custody until his racketeering case, tied to the 2022 shooting death of Stephon Mack, is also resolved. That second trial on racketeering murder and firearms charges is scheduled for 5 October.

Longtime nemesis and fellow rapper 6ix9ine found a way to throw shade at Durk despite Chicago rapper's win in court.

6ix9ine had planned to throw a 'Lil Durk Going Away Party' in the event of a guilty verdict, and still held a celebration of sorts.

Posting a video on Instagram of him letting off fireworks and popping champagne, he reacted to the decision while mocking Durk about his deceased brother, Dontay 'DThang' Banks, and rapper King Von, who was signed to Durk's label, Only the Family.

"Von dead. DThang dead. Durk still in prison," he captioned the post.

The murder-for-hire case delved into whether Durk had ordered a hit on Quando Rondo, legal name Tyquian Bowman, as payback for the 2020 killing of King Von. The August 2022 shooting at a petrol station instead killed Rondo's 24-year-old cousin, Saviay'a Robinson.