Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine sent back to prison after probation violation in gang case
Controversial rapper sentenced for probation violation
- Controversial rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, has been sentenced to a further three months in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release.
- The 29-year-old admitted to assaulting a man and possessing drugs, breaches that occurred during his post-release period from a New York gang case.
- This latest sentence follows a 45-day term last year for similar supervised release violations, with Judge Paul Engelmayer expressing frustration at Hernandez's repeated infractions.
- Hernandez told the court he and his family have faced harassment and threats, including a coffin left at his home and his mother being held at gunpoint, due to his cooperation with authorities.
- His original 2018 guilty plea to involvement with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods led to a lenient two-year prison sentence and five years of supervised release, granted due to his cooperation.