Lil Durk beat his murder-for-hire case a few weeks ago. The rapper was facing life in prison while charged with five different offenses, including conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and stalking causing death. His two co-defendants, OTF Dede and David Lindsey, were convicted on the three stalking charges, although they have moved to appeal the decision.
As for Lil Durk, he is still behind bars as he faces another trial, this time for the VICAR charge, which alleges he ran a criminal enterprise. This trial was supposed to begin in a couple of weeks from now. However, the prosecution simply isn't ready yet, and the trial has subsequently been delayed.
Durk is set to undergo a bond hearing on November 5, and it is here that he will find out if he can at least be released from jail until his trial takes place. Meanwhile, commentators like DJ Akademiks have predicted that he won't get bond, while Bradford Cohen believes he will.
Speaking of Akademiks, during a livestream last night, the commentator said that he believes the feds are working extra hard on this VICAR case. Ak suggests that they are upset with losing the murder-for-hire case, and at least want Durk to spend 10 years in prison.
DJ Akademiks Weighs In On Lil Durk's Second Trial
He even went so far as to say that the authorities are "scrambling and scraping" in order to get the case as airtight as possible. At this time, the prosecution has not let on to its legal strategy in this upcoming trial. Moreover, there is no concrete date yet, which has certainly created some uncertainty.
The VICAR charge also comes with a lengthy prison sentence, which means Durk's legal defense will need to be just as stout as it was a few weeks ago. There are no guarantees, and the artist's life is very clearly at stake.
This is a developing story that we will be sure to keep you updated on.
