Rapper Lil Durk has hired a prominent Atlanta attorney to represent him in a murder-for-hire case.
Drew Findling confirmed to Channel 2′s Michael Seiden that he will be representing Durk. Findling is a highly regarded criminal defense attorney known for representing famous rappers and other high-profile people.
His latest client, Durk, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murder-for-hire charges.
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Durk is accused of arranging a hit on his rival and Georgia rapper Quando Rondo. Prosecutors have said the hit was “retaliation” for the death of rapper King Von, who died in a shooting outside an Atlanta hookah lounge in 2020.
Prosecutors said Durk is the leader of the Chicago-based rap collective “Only the Family,” or OTF. An arrest warrant for Durk described OTF members as “individuals who engage in violence, including murder and assault, at the direction of BANKS and to maintain their status in OTF.”
According to prosecutors, Durk and his associates learned that Rondo was staying in Los Angeles and that several OTF members arrived in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, 2022.