A video circulating online has renewed attention on the night Chicago drill rapper King Von, born Dayvon Daquan Bennett, was arrested around his high school prom in June 2014 — an event that led to years in custody on murder charges from which he was later fully acquitted.
The footage and related photos, shared widely on social media platforms in recent days, appear to show the then-19-year-old King Von in a formal suit near the O Block area of Chicago’s Parkway Gardens, holding a firearm. In the material, he is seen in prom attire shortly before what accounts describe as his arrest that evening. His final public tweet, posted June 7, 2014, read simply “loose screws get nailed.” Booking records confirm King Von entered Cook County Jail the following day, June 8, 2014, held without bond under booking number 2014-0608061.
While initial reports and street accounts tied the prom-night detention primarily to firearms possession and a possible related incident — with witnesses allegedly describing his suit — the case quickly expanded. King Von was already in custody when, on July 24, 2014, authorities formally charged him with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in connection with a May 29, 2014, shooting in Englewood.
That earlier incident occurred at a birthday party on the 5700 block of South LaSalle Street. According to prosecutors, King Von and associate Michael “Big Mike” Wade left the gathering after reported tension, returned approximately 45 minutes later, and opened fire on people sitting on the front porch. Malcolm Stuckey, 19, of South Holland, Illinois, was shot in the head and later pronounced dead. Two others were wounded. More than 20 shell casings were recovered at the scene. The murder weapon was later traced to an illegal trafficking pipeline originating in Mississippi.
Wade, arrested days earlier, provided a detailed statement to police implicating Von and admitting he himself fired multiple rounds. Both men faced potential decades-long sentences. King Von remained held without bond in Cook County Jail for roughly three and a half years.
During his incarceration, King Von earned his GED. Wade initially cooperated with prosecutors but ultimately refused to testify at trial in late 2017. With the primary cooperating witness unavailable and other eyewitnesses failing to appear, the case against King Von collapsed. In December 2017, a court found him not guilty of the murder and both attempted-murder charges. He was released at age 23.
Wade was acquitted of Stuckey’s murder but convicted of aggravated battery with a firearm against one of the surviving victims. He received a 28-year sentence that included time for reneging on his cooperation agreement.
Upon his release, King Von launched a music career in earnest. Lil Durk signed him to the Only the Family label. His breakout tracks, including the “Crazy Story” series, drew heavily on street experiences. King Von was fatally shot in Atlanta on November 6, 2020, at age 26 during an altercation outside a hookah lounge.
The resurfaced prom-night material has prompted fresh discussion of King Von was fatally shot’s early legal troubles and the path that led from a high-school formal to years behind bars and eventual acquittal — a chapter that preceded his rise as one of Chicago drill’s most prominent voices. Official records confirm the June 2014 booking and July murder charges, while the video and photos provide a visual record of the evening that began his longest stretch in custody.
