Durk had his first appearance in court this afternoon after being arrested early Wednesday morning on weapons charges. The Chicago Tribune was on hand to cover his day in court, and stated that Judge James Brown has denied bail for Lil Durk, claiming he’s violated the terms of his probation. He’s scheduled for another hearing on November 13th.
Chicago rapper Lil Durk was denied bail Thursday after he was charged with weapons violations while on probation for a previous gun charge.
Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, smiled at his wife and two sisters as he was led back into lock-up after a brief hearing.
“He’s not guilty,” his wife said outside the courtroom. “He’s happy his family was here supporting him but not happy being here.”
Durk, 22, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon after police found him in a home Wednesday with two loaded handguns.
Judge James Brown ruled that the arrest violated terms of the probation he received in August when he pleaded guilty to tossing a loaded gun into the back seat of car as officers approached him. The judge ordered him held without bail for the probation violation and scheduled another hearing for Nov. 13.
Durk’s attorney, Sam Adam Jr., argued that he client should be released, noting he is a lifelong resident of Chicago, supports three children and has a contract with Def Jam records…
…”In three weeks, he was going on a world tour,” Adam told judge.
Adam said there were at least nine other people in house who could have owned those guns. “Nine people were present” Adam said. “These guns could have been theirs.”
Adam noted that the guns were not “on his person or in his possession.”
Assistant State’s Attorney Lorraine Scaduto said the officers saw Banks standing near a kitchen island where two loaded handguns were in plain sight. “One was loaded with 11 live rounds and the other was loaded with 13 live rounds,” Scaduto told judge.