Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested on Violation of Supervised Release

Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested Tuesday on charges of violating the terms of his supervised release, part of his probation in connection with a plea deal on a federal racketeering and firearms charge.

His attorney Lance Lazaro said The Rolling Stones That Hernandez was arrested Tuesday for violating supervised release for three technical violations. “We are confident that he will be released from custody at the next court,” Lazaro said. “These are technical violations, and we each have defenses.”

ABC 7 reported that the rapper was detained after traveling to Las Vegas without permission. He was arrested on a warrant issued by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, arraigned and pleaded not guilty to the specification.

Tekashi 6ix9ine, born Daniel Hernandez, also failed to participate in a scheduled drug test and tested positive for methamphetamine. The rapper claimed he tested positive because he was taking Adderall, according to ABC7.

In 2018, Hernandez was arrested in New York on racketeering and firearms charges stemming from his involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods gang. Although he initially pleaded not guilty, Hernandez later entered a plea deal and testified about the gang's illegal activities, admitting that he ordered a Nine Trey member to shoot rival rapper Chief Keef.

In late 2019, the artist was sentenced to two years in prison. The following year, he was released due to concerns that his health would be seriously affected if he contracted Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic.

Hernandez will spend the next two weeks at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, until his next evidentiary hearing on November 12. Tuesday's latest arrest is among a long list of legal troubles the controversial rapper has faced for nearly a decade. .

Last month, his ex-girlfriend Georgina Lulu Guillermo Diaz sued the rapper, accusing him of physically and emotionally abusing her in addition to posting revenge porn on her online. In the filing, Diaz alleged that Hernandez beat her, drugged her and stole from her. The causes of action listed in the lawsuit were nonconsensual pornography, battery, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Speaking to TMZ at the time, Hernandez denied the claims.

He was arrested in Santo Domingo on suspicion of assaulting two music producers in 2023, at which time TMZ reported that Hernandez was jealous of the producers for spending time with his then-girlfriend, Dominican rapper and singer Yalin La Mas Viral. A producer told a local publication about the alleged assault Free diary He suffered an injury to his jaw that required surgery.