A federal indictment charges Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, and Asa Houston with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire involving a death, and use of a machine gun in a violent crime resulting in death. The charges stem from an August 2022 shooting in Los Angeles that killed Quando Rondo’s 24-year-old cousin, Saviay’a Robinson.
Prosecutors allege the five men, all with ties to rapper Lil Durk’s “Only the Family” (OTF) collective, organized the shooting as direct retaliation for the 2020 killing of rising star rapper King Von by Quando’s associate, Lul Timm.
According to the indictment, the men used OTF-associated credit cards to purchase plane tickets from Chicago to Los Angeles in August 2022, with the apparent purpose of hunting down and killing Quando Rondo. Once in L.A., they allegedly booked a hotel room, obtained firearms (including a fully automatic machine gun), and used rented vehicles to track and ambush Quando, his sister, and his cousin as they stopped for gas.
Surveillance video captured the shooting, which left Quando unharmed but killed Robinson after multiple strikes. Prosecutors claim the men then fled to a nearby restaurant to discuss payment for carrying out the attack.
The indictment does not name Lil Durk, the founder of OTF, as a defendant. However, the rap collective he formed over a decade ago has long been the subject of scrutiny, with federal prosecutors alleging it operates as a criminal enterprise.
This is the latest fallout from the high-profile 2020 killing of King Von, a rising star artist and Lil Durk protégé, outside an Atlanta hookah lounge. Prosecutors say an unnamed OTF co-conspirator offered money and “lucrative music opportunities” to anyone who would seek retribution against Quando Rondo, whose associate was involved in Von’s death.
The five men now facing federal charges—Grant, Wilson, Jones, Lindsey, and Houston—are all believed to have ties to OTF. Authorities also identify two of them as members of Chicago street gangs.
They were arrested on Thursday in the Chicago area and are being held without bond pending transfer to Los Angeles to face trial on the charges, which carry the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.
This marks the latest high-profile legal troubles for Chicago drill rapper Lil Durk, who has long denied claims that OTF is a gang. Last year, he faced five felony charges stemming from a 2019 shooting, though those were later dropped.
Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Derrick Banks, is one of the most successful artists to emerge from Chicago’s influential drill rap scene. Along with contemporaries like Chief Keef, G. Herbo, and the late King Von, Durk helped popularize the hyper-violent lyrical style that has drawn scrutiny from law enforcement.
The 32-year-old Grammy winner recently scored another major hit with his track “All My Life,” but has also faced repeated legal issues tied to the rivalries and feuds that often define the drill rap world.
The indictment paints a grim picture of the lengths OTF-affiliated individuals were allegedly willing to go to in order to avenge King Von’s death at the hands of Quando Rondo’s crew. It serves as a stark reminder of the deep-rooted conflicts and retaliatory cycle of violence that have plagued the Chicago rap scene for years. As the legal process unfolds, the fallout from King Von’s killing continues to reverberate, with innocent lives tragically caught in the crossfire of these rap beefs turned deadly.