Lil Durk denied bail in murder-for-hire case despite his song lyrics being removed as evidence — Judge reveals why

Lil Durk's second bid for freedom gets vetoed again ahead of his murder-for-hire trial.

This Thursday, May 8, the rapper appeared before a judge for his bail review hearing. According to XXL Magazine, the scheduled meeting came after his legal counsel contended that the case should be dismissed, or with Durk getting out on bond. They cited the prosecution's bid to turn in false evidence to the grand jury, which included song lyrics and fan-made posts.

However, after hearing both sides, the judge has decided against letting Durk out, Rolling Stone's Nancy Dillon reported on X that same day.

"Lil Durk denied bail again," Dillon announced. "He smiled at crowd of about 20 supporters as he was remanded."

In her court order denying his bail, Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue cited Durk's alleged use of inmates’ phone calls as evidence of his “disrespect for the rules.”

The latest developments in Lil Durk's legal woes explored:

Lil Durk was cuffed last October on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. At the time, he was charged alongside five other men in the slaying of his rival, Quando Rondo's cousin, back in 2022.

The debacle was a mishap in the alleged bid to kill Rondo at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. Multiple outlets have reported that the plot stemmed from the latter's alleged involvement in the demise of Durk’s OTF artist King Von two years before that.

Federal prosecutors reportedly cited lyrics from Lil Durk's track Wonderful Wayne & Jackie Boy in their initial indictment, alleging that the song alluded to the murder plot. However, Durk's defense attorney, Drew Findling, pointed out that the song had been recorded seven months before the 2022 killing. The indictment was later updated to discard the lyrics.

Findling also claimed that Durk deserved to be let go from jail until trial, citing the prosecution's only evidence connecting the rapper to the shooting being in the form of a text message that read,

“Don’t book no flights under no names involved wit me."

XXL Magazine has reported that the rapper's legal counsel was prepared to offer a bond package worth about $900,000 in equity in real property, $1 million in cash and additional third-party sureties, in addition to house arrest and being placed under 24/7 surveillance by a security service.

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Now, Lil Durk will instead have to remain behind bars at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center until his trial, which starts this October 14, after being pushed from January 7.

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