Lil Durk and his OTF label are trying to keep things moving amid all the chaos of his murder-for-hire case, which also involves other codefendants and alleged co-conspirators in the 2022 Los Angeles murder of Lul Pab. However, things might get even more complex for them.
According to an exclusive AllHipHop report from Grouchy Greg Watkins, they might have more charges against them in the federal L.A. case. This reportedly comes from a May 21 court filing from the team of Deandre Wilson, one of Smurk's codefendants.
Furthermore, the filing requested a federal judge to grant bond and claimed prosecutors told defense lawyers on May 13 that they were deliberating about adding more charges in this case by June 3. More specifically, they would reportedly be over two older alleged incidents connected to Durk and OTF.
The first is reportedly a January 2022 shooting in Chicago that led to the death of Stephon Mack. Reportedly, unsealed documents claimed Durk was responsible, but he received no charges.
The second is reportedly an Atlanta shooting in January of 2019. The Voice reportedly faced felony charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault, but the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office dropped them in 2022. Although probable cause reportedly existed for his arrest, prosecutors chose to walk away, and his attorney claimed prosecutors mistakenly believed his association with folks involved in the shooting was enough to connect him.
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When Is Lil Durk's Trial?
Meanwhile, codefendant Deandre Wilson's lawyers claim these potential new charges could result in a logistical nightmare in Lil Durk's trial, which is currently set for late August of this year. The new charges would require more discovery, arraignments, motions, hearings... The list goes on. Wilson's lawyers argue these potential new charges have nothing to do with their client, and thus, he should be out on bond while his actual case develops.
We will see if there are any updates sooner or later that indicate what the next steps in this case are. Elsewhere, Lil Durk's peers are supporting him, whereas his enemies are celebrating his downfall. Durk's just trying to keep his head high amid these matters.
