Lil Durk walked out of his murder-for-hire trial with the biggest legal victory possible: not guilty on every charge.
But this was never a one-man case.
There were men accused of organizing the trip, men accused of stalking Quando Rondo, men identified as shooters, defendants who pleaded guilty and testified for the government—and one defendant whose case was separated before the jury heard any evidence.
So while “LIL DURK: NOT GUILTY” is the headline, it is not the full ending.
Some defendants were acquitted. Two were convicted. Three cooperating witnesses still have guilty pleas hanging over them. Another defendant is still waiting for his own case to be resolved.
Here is where everybody stands now.
Lil Durk Was Found Not Guilty on All Five Charges
On September 11, 2026, a Los Angeles federal jury cleared Durk Banks, better known as Lil Durk, of all five charges submitted to it.
The charges were:
- Conspiracy to commit stalking
- Stalking Quando Rondo using a dangerous weapon
- Stalking Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson resulting in death
- Conspiracy to use interstate facilities in a murder-for-hire resulting in death
- Use of interstate facilities in a murder-for-hire resulting in death
That does not mean the jury decided the shooting never happened.
It means prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Durk knowingly joined the stalking operation or entered an agreement to pay for Quando Rondo’s murder.
That distinction is important because the same jury reached a different decision about Deandre “OTF DeDe” Wilson and David “Browneyez” Lindsey.
DeDe Wilson and David Lindsey Were Convicted—but Not of Murder-for-Hire
DeDe Wilson and David Lindsey were both found guilty of:
- Conspiracy to commit stalking
- Stalking using a dangerous weapon
- Stalking resulting in Lul Pab’s death
However, they were both found not guilty of the two murder-for-hire charges.
That mixed verdict tells us the jury apparently believed Wilson and Lindsey knowingly participated in the stalking operation that ended in Robinson’s death—but was not convinced prosecutors proved there was an agreement involving payment for murder.
That is not a small distinction.
The government spent the trial describing the operation as a paid revenge hit allegedly ordered and financed by Durk. Yet the jury rejected the murder-for-hire theory against every defendant who went to trial.
Wilson’s attorney, Craig Harbaugh, has already said the defense intends to pursue a pending motion for acquittal on the stalking convictions.
Until Judge Michael Fitzgerald grants that motion—or an appellate court later overturns the verdict—the three stalking convictions remain in place.
No final sentences for Wilson or Lindsey had been announced in the credible verdict reporting reviewed for this story.
What Does Durk’s Acquittal Mean for OTF Vonni?
Kavon “OTF Vonni” Grant was arguably the most important—and most controversial—government witness in the entire trial.
Vonni was Durk’s former personal assistant. He admitted participating in the operation, arranging stolen vehicles and handling other logistics.
He told jurors that Durk supplied Quando Rondo’s location and instructed him to “put it together.”
According to Vonni, he understood that phrase to mean they should go after Quando.
Vonni also alleged that Durk instructed him to destroy one of the vehicles and later celebrated when they watched footage connected to the shooting.
Those were Vonni’s allegations. The defense maintained that Vonni—not Durk—organized the operation.
And then came Vonni’s jail calls.
Jurors heard recordings in which Vonni reportedly:
- Compared cooperation to a “job interview”
- Talked about bringing his “A game”
- Described it as his “time to perform”
- Said, “You gotta make it sound good”
- Discussed how he wanted the judge to view him
- Talked about potentially appearing on 60 Minutes
- Acknowledged that there were “certain things I done on my own”
Durk’s attorney Drew Findling called that last statement “game, set, match.”
Now that Durk has been acquitted, social media will naturally say the jury decided Vonni lied.
Legally, we cannot say that.
A not-guilty verdict does not explain which witnesses the jury believed or rejected. Jurors may have doubted Vonni, or they may have decided that his testimony was not independently supported strongly enough to convict Durk.
But one thing is clear: Vonni’s guilty plea does not disappear simply because Durk won.
Unless a judge permits Vonni to withdraw or overturn his plea, it remains in place. His cooperation can still be considered when he is sentenced, even though prosecutors failed to convict Durk.
However, the acquittal leaves Vonni in an uncomfortable position: he admitted his own involvement, identified Durk as the person giving orders and then watched the jury clear Durk of every charge.
What Happens to OTF Jam?
Kacey “OTF Jam” Hester admitted that he was one of the shooters.
Courtroom reporting says Jam pleaded guilty to Robinson’s murder before becoming one of the prosecution’s most important witnesses.
Jam told jurors that Durk was responsible for putting the group in the situation. He also testified about an alleged bounty ranging from $500,000 to $1 million.
But the defense challenged almost every part of his credibility.
Jurors heard about:
- Jam’s criminal history
- His desire to receive a reduced sentence
- Jail calls discussing his cooperation
- A social-media post that the defense suggested could prejudice the case
- Disagreements between Jam and Vonni about who requested and distributed the guns
- Testimony from Jam’s former girlfriend describing him as manipulative and untruthful
- Testimony from Jam’s wife disputing part of his account
The witnesses called to attack Jam also had credibility issues of their own, so the jury was not given a perfectly clean choice.
Still, Durk’s acquittal weakens the public force of Jam’s accusations.
That does not automatically mean Jam committed perjury. Jurors could believe Jam’s testimony about his own conduct while finding his claims about Durk unreliable, inconsistent or insufficiently corroborated.
Jam’s guilty plea remains in place. His final punishment will depend on the terms of his plea agreement, the government’s assessment of his cooperation and the sentence imposed by the judge.
What Happens to Keith “Flacka” Jones?
Keith “Flacka” Jones also admitted being one of the shooters and pleaded guilty in connection with Robinson’s killing.
Jones testified that DeDe told the group there was $1 million available if they caught Quando Rondo.
That distinction matters: according to Jones’s testimony, the alleged offer came through DeDe—not directly from Durk.
Jones later claimed he confronted Durk about payment and that Durk told him the shooters should have gotten closer.
But the defense showed jurors that Jones’s original account was very different.
During his first recorded interview, Jones:
- Denied that Durk was involved
- Identified Vonni as the operation’s leader
- Said he had not been hired
- Failed to mention a million-dollar bounty
- Changed his account after facing the possibility of life imprisonment
Jones admitted that his first interview contained “half truth, half lies.”
He said his later version was the truth. The defense argued that his story changed because cooperation was his only realistic opportunity to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison.
Durk’s acquittal does not erase Jones’s guilty plea. Like Jam and Vonni, Jones must now wait to see how much credit prosecutors believe his cooperation deserves.
What About Asa “OTF Boogie” Houston?
Asa “OTF Boogie” Houston is the name being overlooked in many of the verdict reports.
Houston was one of the original defendants named with Durk, Vonni, DeDe, Flacka and Lindsey.
Prosecutors alleged that Houston drove the Infiniti into the alley behind the Beverly Boulevard gas station, allowing the gunmen to exit the vehicle and open fire. They further alleged that Houston drove the group away afterward.
Those remain allegations—not a verdict.
Houston’s case was severed before Durk’s trial began. Therefore, Durk’s jury did not decide whether Houston was guilty or not guilty.
He did not receive an acquittal with Durk, and credible reporting does not show that he entered a guilty plea with Vonni, Jam and Flacka.
Unless prosecutors dismiss the charges or reach a separate agreement with him, Houston still faces his own day in court.
Durk’s acquittal gives Houston’s lawyers something powerful to use against the government’s murder-for-hire theory. However, the stalking convictions against DeDe and Lindsey show that prosecutors can still obtain convictions without proving a paid-hit agreement.
Who Was Actually Charged With Durk?
The public federal indictment named:
- Durk Banks, a.k.a. Lil Durk
- Kavon Grant, a.k.a. Vonni or Cuz
- Deandre Wilson, a.k.a. DeDe
- Keith Jones, a.k.a. Flacka
- David Lindsey, a.k.a. Browneyez
- Asa Houston, a.k.a. Boogie
Kacey “OTF Jam” Hester was a cooperating witness tied to the same shooting, but he was not one of those six named defendants in the public indictment.
Other people mentioned throughout the trial should not automatically be described as defendants.
OTF Boonie Moe was repeatedly mentioned in testimony, but he was not one of the defendants in this indictment. Quando Rondo was the alleged target, and Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson was the victim.
So What Sentences Did Everybody Receive?
As of the September 11 verdict reporting, the unresolved sentences had not been publicly announced.
Here is the current position:
- Lil Durk: Not guilty on all five charges in this trial.
- DeDe Wilson: Guilty of three stalking charges; awaiting post-verdict litigation and sentencing.
- David Lindsey: Guilty of three stalking charges; awaiting sentencing.
- OTF Vonni: Guilty plea remains in place; final sentence not publicly reported.
- OTF Jam: Guilty plea remains in place; final sentence not publicly reported.
- Flacka: Guilty plea remains in place; final sentence not publicly reported.
- OTF Boogie: Severed case remains unresolved; no verdict or publicly confirmed plea.
Any viral chart assigning exact prison sentences to all of these men should be treated as speculation unless it cites an actual filed judgment.
Here is my honest read: the government proved that something deadly happened on the ground. It did not prove who sat at the top of it.
The streets were already side-eyeing Vonni’s story because of those jail calls.
When a man describes cooperation as a job interview, says it is his “time to perform,” talks about making the story sound good and admits he handled certain things independently, people are naturally going to question whether he was simply reporting facts—or auditioning for freedom.
But suspicion is not proof either.
We cannot replace the government’s unproven claim that “Durk ordered everything” with another unproven declaration that “Vonni definitely did everything alone.”
What we can say is that Durk’s defense gave the jury a believable alternative explanation, and the prosecution failed to eliminate reasonable doubt.
The mixed verdict makes that clear.
The jury convicted DeDe and Lindsey of participating in the stalking operation. It rejected the murder-for-hire theory against those same men. Then it cleared Durk completely.
In other words, the jury did not say there was no criminal operation.
The jury said prosecutors did not prove that it was Durk’s paid operation.
That leaves the cooperating witnesses in a very awkward position.
They accepted responsibility for crimes carrying enormous consequences, testified against the biggest name in the case—and watched him beat every charge.
Their futures now depend on the promises contained in their plea agreements, whether prosecutors still consider their assistance valuable and what Judge Fitzgerald ultimately decides at sentencing.
Durk Won—but He Is Not Free Yet
Despite being acquitted of every charge in this trial, Lil Durk remained in federal custody after the verdict.
Prosecutors say they intend to move forward with a second trial currently scheduled for October 5, 2026. That case reportedly involves racketeering, murder and firearms allegations that were separated from the murder-for-hire trial.
Durk is presumed innocent of those pending charges.
The new prosecution does not automatically disappear because of this acquittal. It contains different statutory allegations, even though some evidence and events may overlap.
Still, Durk’s attorneys now enter the second fight with the most powerful fact they could have asked for:
A federal jury already rejected the government’s attempt to prove that Durk was behind the Quando Rondo operation.
The government says it is disappointed but ready to present its next case.
Durk’s team will almost certainly argue that prosecutors are trying to take a second bite at a story that twelve jurors already refused to buy.
If DURK WON. WHO IS STILL ON THE HOOK?
Q & A
Did the jury reject Vonni, Jam and Flacka—or did prosecutors simply fail to connect their actions to Durk?
Can the government still justify major sentence reductions for the cooperating witnesses after Durk’s acquittal?
Does the mixed verdict prove there was a stalking operation but no murder-for-hire agreement?
And after losing every charge against Durk, should prosecutors still take him to trial again on October 5?
Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Courthouse News Service, and Los Angeles Magazine.
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