Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested for Allegedly Violating Conditions of Supervised Release in Federal Racketeering Case

The rapper 6ix9ine is back in federal custody. A court document shows that the musician was arrested for allegedly violating conditions of his supervised release. (The violation was not specified.) He was also due to have a hearing at a New York courthouse at this afternoon.

Pitchfork has reached out to the public information officer for the United States attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York for more information. Pitchfork has also emailed Lance Lazarro and Dawn M. Florio, the lawyers who represented 6ix9ine in his federal case, for comment and information.

The musician 6ix9ine, who’s also known as Tekashi69 and whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, was arrested, in November 2018, with other alleged Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods members on firearms and racketeering conspiracy charges. He initially pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges, but famously reversed course by accepting a cooperation deal, pleading guilty, and testifying against his co-defendants. He was sentenced to two years in prison with five years of supervised release, but he was released from federal custody earlier than expected, near the start of the pandemic, due to health concerns.

The rapper released an album, Dummy Boy, immediately following his arrest, in 2018, and he resumed his music career, upon his release from custody, with the single “Gooba.” His subsequent single, the Nicki Minaj collaboration “Trollz,” topped the charts. More tracks and projects have followed, but 6ix9ine has struggled to replicate his commercial success in recent years.

Earlier this year, 6ix9ine was arrested in the Dominican Republic for domestic violence.

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