Kavon “OTF Vonnie” Grant continued his testimony this week as a key witness in Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial, offering a detailed account of the alleged plot.
Grant, who previously worked as an assistant to the Grammy-winning rapper, is the third witness to testify in the case. He follows Kacey “OTF Jam” Hester and Keith “Flacka” Jones, both of whom were allegedly involved in the August 2022 shooting in Los Angeles. The other alleged participants, including Durk Banks, Deandre “OTF Dede” and David “Browneyez” Lindsey, remain co-defendants, while Asa “Boogie” Houston, who is believed to have served as the getaway driver, will face a separate trial.
Prosecutors allege that the group targeted Georgia rapper Quando Rondo in retaliation for the November 2020 killing of King Von, who was shot and killed by Timothy “Lul Timm” Leeks. Rondo survived the 2022 attack, but his cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, was killed during the shooting outside the Beverly Center. King Von, whose real name was Dayvon Bennett, was Grant’s cousin.
During a packed court session, with Grant’s testimony also being shown in an overflow room that included Bhad Bhabie, he recalled periodically staying with Durk, his wife India Cox-Banks, and their family at their Encino, California rental home.
Grant testified that while on a private flight from California to Opa-Locka, Florida, which arrived on the morning of August 17, 2022, Durk told him that Rondo was in Los Angeles. The business partners and friends returned to L.A. the following day.
“Once he told me [about Quando Rondo’s whereabouts], I knew we needed a stolen vehicle,” Grant said from the witness stand.
Grant said he initially believed his role would be to provide the “structure” for the alleged operation by arranging vehicles, weapons, and a fake license plate for a stolen Nissan Infiniti. At the time, he said, those tasks “felt normal.”
As the alleged accomplices traveled from Chicago to San Diego before heading to Los Angeles on August 18, Grant testified that he went to the Level Hotel, where Rondo and his associates were staying, to “scope everything out.”
Grant’s account differed from Hester’s testimony. He claimed Hester was the person who requested the firearms after arriving and then distributed them among the group. According to Grant, the men planned to shoot Rondo outside the hotel later that evening but eventually left because there was “no movement.”
While the other men allegedly spent the night at the Sheraton Universal in a room booked using Banks’ credit card, Grant said he returned to Durk’s home. He testified that he raised concerns about the situation.
“We’re in California, we don’t know our way around, it was like a freefall,” he said.
Around 9:30 a.m. the following morning, the group reunited and traveled in two vehicles, the Infiniti and a BMW. Grant said they followed Rondo and his crew to a dispensary and then the BAPE store on Melrose.
According to Grant, the group discussed surrounding their targets on the freeway around 3 p.m., when traffic was expected to be lighter.
After the shooting, the group abandoned the Infiniti on a side street before regrouping in the BMW and driving toward Laurel Canyon.
“There was no plan of action,” Grant testified. He said he eventually drove the men to an In-N-Out before paying an Uber driver to take them back to San Diego, where they planned to leave for Chicago.
“It was sloppy. It felt rushed,” Grant said. “First mindset was to get out of the car because it was too tied to the murder.”
Grant said he also left the BMW in a random location before taking an Uber back to Durk’s rental home.
“I didn’t feel too comfortable about what we just did,” he testified. “We did it in the middle of Beverly Hills. That’s not normal.”
Grant further testified that Banks and Wilson urged him to burn the Infiniti. He said he lied about doing so, instead retrieving a gun from the vehicle and wiping it down before ultimately abandoning the car.
During the afternoon, Grant faced cross-examination from Drew Findling, who questioned him about being an “admitted fraudster” and allegedly pursuing a future televised project about the shooting. The exchange became tense at times, with Findling and Grant trading sarcastic comments in court. Grant also referenced Banks’ request for home confinement, though Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald struck that remark from the record.
