Judge Delays Lil Durk’s Second Trial Until Summer 2027
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Lil Durk won’t see a courtroom for his remaining federal charges until next summer after a judge pushed his VICAR murder trial to August 30, 2027.
U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald approved the continuance earlier this week, moving the trial date from October 5, 2026, to give defense attorneys more time to prepare.
Durk agreed to waive his right to a faster trial, and prosecutors didn’t object to the delay.
The postponement comes less than three weeks after Lil Durk scored a life-changing win in his first federal trial with a complete acquittal on all five counts, including murder-for-hire and stalking resulting in death.
His co-defendants Deandre “OTF Dede” Wilson and David “Browneyez” Lindsey weren’t as fortunate, getting convicted on three stalking-related charges while also beating the murder-for-hire allegations.
The remaining VICAR charges and firearms counts that were separated before the August trial still hang over Durk’s head.
The defense teams cited the massive scope of the case as their reason for needing more time.
They’re dealing with hundreds of gigabytes of digital evidence and over 30,000 pages of documents, reports, photos, witness statements, and medical records.
That’s a lot of material to review when you’re trying to keep your client out of prison.
Durk’s first trial centered on the August 2022 shooting near Beverly Center where gunmen tried to kill Quando Rondo in revenge for King Von’s death.
Rondo survived, but his 24-year-old cousin Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson was killed in the ambush.
The government’s case relied heavily on three OTF associates who took plea deals and testified against Durk, but the jury ultimately rejected their credibility.
Now Lil Durk remains locked up in federal custody as he waits for his November 5 bond hearing, where his legal team will make another push to get him released while awaiting trial. If that fails, he could spend nearly another year behind bars before the remaining charges go to a jury.