Lil Durk has been behind bars for nearly two years, and now the trial that put him there is entering its final stretch without a single word from the man himself.
Both the prosecution and the defense rested their cases on Thursday, September 3, meaning Durk, along with his two codefendants, chose not to testify at any point during the proceedings.
That decision covers all three of the accused. Deandre “OTF Dede” Wilson and David “Browneyez” Lindsey, who prosecutors say helped coordinate and carry out the alleged hit, also stayed off the stand. Refusing to testify is a legally protected and fairly common move, but in a case this high-profile, every choice carries weight with a jury.
The charges stem from a shooting in Los Angeles in August 2022 that was allegedly targeting rapper Quando Rondo. Rondo survived, but his cousin Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson was killed.
Prosecutors have argued that Durk, known as The Voice and Smurk to fans, organized the entire operation, with Dede handling logistics and Browneyez allegedly acting as one of the gunmen.
Durk’s defense team pushed back hard on that framing throughout the trial. They pointed the finger at Kavon “OTF Vonnie” Grant, a former codefendant who flipped and testified against Durk, arguing that Vonnie was the one actually behind the hit.
That kind of redirect strategy, putting the blame on a cooperating witness, is a calculated move that defense attorneys often lean on when they want to chip away at the prosecution’s star witnesses.
The defense also brought in a range of character and context witnesses to build a different picture of Durk outside the allegations.
Kevin Freeman from Durk’s Neighborhood Heroes non-profit took the stand, as did his sound engineer Justin Gibson, the wife of OTF Jam, and Jam’s ex-girlfriend.
The goal seemed to be presenting Durk as someone with real community ties and professional relationships, not just the figure prosecutors described.
Outside the courtroom, Durk broke his silence on Instagram with a message that simply read, “Allah Is The Greatest.”
It was brief, but it was the first time he had said anything publicly since the trial began, and it got a lot of attention from fans who have been watching this case closely.
Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 8, giving both sides the chance to lay out their strongest case one final time.
The jury will then deliberate based entirely on the evidence and testimonies presented, since none of the three defendants gave their own account of events.
That absence cuts both ways, it protects the defendants from cross-examination, but it also leaves the jury without hearing directly from the people at the center of the story.
How long deliberations will take is anyone’s guess at this point. The case involves multiple defendants, a cooperating witness with his own credibility questions, and a web of relationships inside the OTF circle that prosecutors have spent weeks trying to untangle for the jury.
