Tekashi 6ix9ine Strikes Deal, Agrees to Serve One Month in Jail
Tekashi 6ix9ine reached a deal after being arrested last week for violating conditions of his supervised release, which was part of his probation stemming from a federal racketeering and firearms case plea deal.
The rapper, born Daniel Hernández, agreed to serve a month in jail for the violation, the Associated Press reported, and afterwards will serve a month of home incarceration, a month of home detention, and a month of curfew. According to a letter partially endorsed by a Manhattan federal judge, Hernández will also be subject to electronic monitoring.
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The deal also requires the artist to submit to supervision from the court’s Probation Department for another year. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer stated that he will sentence Hernández after he admits to the violations at a Nov. 12 hearing. The judge said both the prosecution and defense will need to lay out why the terms are sufficient given the rapper’s repeated probation violations.
“It’s a fair resolution we reached with the U.S. Attorney’s Office with respect to the charges he was facing (regarding his violation of supervised release),” Hernández’s attorney Lance Lazzaro said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “Ultimately, Judge Engelmayer must approve it.”
In October, ABC7 reported that Hernández was detained after traveling to Las Vegas without permission. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a warrant and he was arrested, arraigned, and pleaded not guilty to the specifications at the time. Hernández was taken into custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Lazzaro told Rolling Stone following the October arrest that they were “confident” the performer would be “released from custody at the next court appearance.”
In 2018, Hernández was arrested in New York on racketeering and firearm charges, related to his involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods gang. After initially pleading not guilty, Hernandez entered into a plea deal in February 2019 and pleaded guilty to nine charges, admitting that he had ordered a Nine Trey member to shoot at rival rapper Chief Keef.
In September, his ex-girlfriend Jorgina Lulu Guillermo Diaz sued Hernández, alleging he had posted revenge porn of her online, and had physically and emotionally abused her. Hernandez denied the claims.
The controversial rapper’s deal on Wednesday is part of a long list of legal issues he has faced for nearly a decade.
This article was updated on 11/9 at 3:38 p.m. to include a statement from Hernández’s attorney regarding the deal made with federal prosecutors.
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