Lil Durk Co-Defendant DeDe Wilson Files Motion Seeking Acquittal on Stalking Charges

Deandre 'DeDe' Wilson has filed a renewed motion for acquittal in federal court following his conviction on stalking charges, according to reporting by AllHipHop. Wilson is requesting that U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald overturn the jury's verdict or strip the finding that the alleged conduct resulted in the death of Saviay'a 'Lul Pab' Robinson.

According to AllHipHop, the defense challenge follows a split verdict handed down on September 11. In that decision, a federal jury acquitted rapper Lil Durk of all five charges brought against him. However, the jury convicted Wilson and co-defendant David 'Browneyez' Lindsey of conspiracy to commit stalking, stalking with a dangerous weapon, and stalking resulting in death. Both Wilson and Lindsey were acquitted of two murder-for-hire charges.

The case stems from an August 19, 2022, shooting near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors alleged that defendants tracked Tyquian 'Quando Rondo' Bowman as part of a retaliatory plot connected to the 2020 death of rapper King Von. Bowman survived the gunfire, but his cousin, Robinson, was fatally shot. As reported by AllHipHop, prosecutors argued during trial that the surveillance, pursuit, and subsequent gunfire formed a single ongoing stalking scheme.

In the new defense filing, attorney Craig Harbaugh argued that government evidence failed to demonstrate stalking under federal law. According to AllHipHop, the defense asserted that prosecutors established stealth rather than stalking because Bowman and the other passengers inside his vehicle were unaware they were being followed. The motion noted that federal stalking statutes require proof of an intent to inflict fear or severe emotional distress, whereas prosecutors described a covert surprise attack.

Defense counsel pointed out that the group repeatedly held back from confrontation while seeking an undetected opportunity to strike, aborting earlier potential shootings due to security guards, police presence, bystanders, and low visibility. Harbaugh maintained in court documents that an agreement to launch a surprise attack does not equate to an agreement to cause fear.

Additionally, the motion argues that the government did not prove Wilson intended to stalk Robinson specifically, according to AllHipHop. Trial testimony from Keith 'Flacka' Jones indicated that Jones shot at the vehicle without seeing specific individuals inside. The defense contends that stalking intent toward Bowman cannot automatically transfer to Robinson, and that being cousins does not make Robinson an immediate family member under the federal statute. The defense further argued prosecutors improperly relied on the same brief seconds of gunfire as both the stalking act and its result.

According to AllHipHop, federal prosecutors maintain that tracking Bowman across Los Angeles constituted stalking regardless of whether he detected the vehicle. Judge Fitzgerald is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the motion on October 28.