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Rapper Lil Zay Osama, whose real name is Isaiah Dukes, is among six men charged in a federal home invasion case in Winnetka, Ill.
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Prosecutors allege one man posed as a delivery driver before intruders forced entry at gunpoint and held a victim captive while demanding access to valuables and cryptocurrency
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A seventh suspect has been arrested, with charges pending, authorities said
Chicago rapper Lil Zay Osama is among six men charged after a man answering the door to what he thought was a food delivery was met by armed intruders who forced their way inside during a violent home invasion in Winnetka, Ill., prosecutors say.
Prosecutors say the 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Isaiah Dukes, and five others were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping following the March incident, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
The home invasion occurred the afternoon of March 8, 2026, when Dashun Brown, 24, allegedly posed as a food delivery driver to get someone inside the residence to open the front door, according to an indictment cited in the release.
Brown, David Franklin, 24, Jalen Chambers, 24, Anthony Ramsey, 22, Khiell Dukes, 30, and the rapper then allegedly forced their way inside the home with loaded weapons, per the indictment.
The group allegedly kept the victim captive for approximately an hour and used firearms to physically restrain them while demanding access to a safe, a computer and online accounts holding cryptocurrency, per the indictment.
After fleeing the home, the intruders allegedly regrouped with Dukes, Khiell Dukes, Anthony Ramsey and others to divide the spoils, the indictment states.
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Brown, Franklin and Ramsey were taken into federal custody on March 22, while Isaiah Dukes, Khiell Dukes and Chambers were taken into custody on April 10, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
All six defendants have pleaded not guilty and were ordered detained pending trial, authorities said. A seventh suspect was arrested April 28, and a criminal complaint is expected to be filed in connection with his alleged role in the case.
The kidnapping conspiracy charge carries a potential maximum sentence of life in prison, while the robbery conspiracy charge is punishable by up to 20 years, prosecutors said.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros said authorities “swiftly disrupt[ed] a violent criminal conspiracy” through coordination between federal and local law enforcement agencies.
Dukes was previously sentenced to 14 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in 2024 to possessing an illegal machine gun after he left the weapon in a rideshare vehicle, per an earlier DOJ release.
The rapper’s attorney told the Chicago Sun Times that he is “hoping to get to trial as soon as possible.”
“My client was not present at the robbery and he did not set up this robbery,” the attorney, Michael Clancy, told the outlet.
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