Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was cuffed on Tuesday on grounds of suspicion of violating his supervised release and more, including traces of methamphetamine found in his system, heading to Las Vegas, and making it to court an hour late, The New York Post reported.
According to Manhattan federal Judge Paul Engelmayer, Tekashi, legally known as Daniel Hernandez, had a “full spectrum disregard for the law.” He was released from prison in 2020, where he served time for racketeering and weapons and drug charges. He was let go early due to concerns over his asthma in a Covid-19-plagued era.
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Here's all we know about Tekashi 6ix9ine's case
6ix9ine's legal representation has released the following statement to XXL Magazine:
"Daniel Hernandez was charged with three technical violations regarding his supervised release. We are confident that each specification will be dismissed."
According to the New York Post, the rapper's late arrival to court provoked Engelmayer. In his defense, Tekashi 6ix9ine stated in court,
“I’m not a bad person. I woke up late.”
According to Lanze Lazzaro, one of the offender's lawyers, the positive meth test was simply a false positive, given that he has been prescribed Adderall, which contains traces of the substance.
However, Engelmayer brought up the many offenses Tekashi 6ix9ine has to his name, including several incidents in the Dominican Republic, noting that he displayed a “broader pattern” of rash behavior. Per the ruling, Tekashi is to lay in waiting behind bars until November 12, his next court hearing.
Tekashi 6ix9ine was let go on compassionate grounds in April 2020
Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years behind bars atop five years of supervised release and 300 hours of community service in December 2019. Charges against him included conspiracy to commit murder, and during the trial, the rapper admitted to putting out a $20,000 hit on fellow rapper Chief Keef.
While he initially pleaded not guilty, the deal was signed in exchange for his testimony against his close affiliates, the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods gang. His sentence was therefore axed by a considerable number, given that he could have otherwise faced decades in prison.
By April 2020, however, the 28-year-old rapper was let go on compassionate grounds by the same judge who sentenced him in 2019 and this October: Judge Paul A. Engelmayer. Since then, he has been entangled in several legal issues.
In October 2023, he was arrested for purportedly assaulting two music producers but was subsequently let go on a $500,000 bail. This January, his ex-girlfriend, singer Yailin la Mas Viral, brought up domestic violence allegations involving the rapper.
By August, he had an international warrant for his arrest tailing him, and in yet another incident, his ex accused him of assaulting her and posting sensitive footage of her online.
Daniel Hernandez was propelled to fame on an international level with the release of his hit track Gummo.
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